Our Stories | Mennonite Central Committee

Meet the communities whose perspectives and experiences shape MCC’s work.

Hear how they’re adapting and innovating in the face of poverty, conflict and injustice.

See how we’re creating a brighter future, together.

A woman and man smiling at a food distribution in Zimbabwe.

115 stories

A man holds up honeycomb he pulled out of a beehive.

Peace is More than a Wish in a Field of Bees

Peace

Lao People's Democratic Republic (Laos) + 1 more

12/01/2022

Perspectives and Viewpoints

Peace is More than a Wish in a Field of Bees

Val Hiebert, program co-coordinator for MCC Manitoba’s abuse response and prevention program and professor of sociology at the University of Manitoba, lectures one of her classes at the University of Manitoba.

Breaking the cycle of abuse

Manitoba

11/30/2022

Perspectives and Viewpoints

Breaking the cycle of abuse

An illustration of scales with a wallet on one side and a family under a roof on the other. Underneath the scale it says, "Living wage"

Working at policy advocacy... sideways

Poverty Reduction

Ontario

11/09/2022

Perspectives and Viewpoints

Working at policy advocacy... sideways

Two women, a man and child stand for a photo

From participant to host, a life changing experience

United States

11/03/2022

Perspectives and Viewpoints

From participant to host, a life changing experience

Seeing the value of intercultural connection

United States

11/03/2022

Perspectives and Viewpoints

Seeing the value of intercultural connection

Four women and a man standing in front of a house

Building community with Shalom

United States

11/03/2022

Perspectives and Viewpoints

Building community with Shalom

Headshots of five young people

First impressions on life in the U.S.

United States

11/03/2022

Perspectives and Viewpoints

First impressions on life in the U.S.

A hand holding a maple leaf

Slow down and connect with others this season

United States

11/03/2022

Perspectives and Viewpoints

Slow down and connect with others this season

A tall tree on a foggy day in Colombia

Peace is more than a wish through grace

Peace

Canada + 1 more

11/01/2022

Perspectives and Viewpoints

Peace is more than a wish through grace

Systemic racism in Canada's justice system

Justice and Equity

Ontario

09/07/2022

Perspectives and Viewpoints

Systemic racism in Canada's justice system

A group of people sit in a hut listening to someone speaking out of view.

Escuchar para desarmar

Paz

República Democrática del Congo + 1 more

08/25/2022

Perspectivas y puntos de vista

Escuchar para desarmar

A group of people sit in a hut listening to someone speaking out of view.

Désarmer le conflit par l’écoute

Paix

République démocratique du Congo + 1 more

08/25/2022

perspectives et points de vue

Désarmer le conflit par l’écoute

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