Our stories

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

Stories bring our work to life.

These featured stories highlight partners and communities that inspire, inform and drive meaningful change across the globe.

Lean in and read personal accounts of resilience and hope.

38 stories
+ A person in a leather jacket and hat stands by a wall, smiling. In the background, there are balconies with clothes hanging.

Je m’appelle Asim*

migration et réfugiés
Égypte
Publication
book
Je m’appelle Asim*
Group of boys sitting together with smiles.

A refuge in Cairo

Migration and Refugees
Egypt
Publication
book
A refuge in Cairo
A woman, man and two children pose on a cart in front of a wooden house with barred windows and hanging cloth.

A mother’s persistence

Poverty Reduction
Bangladesh
Publication
book
A mother’s persistence
Rajendra Sah (31), a staff of SAHAS is in Jahada Rural Municipality-5, Morang, Nepal on Tuesday, April 23, 2024. Rajendra was a formar participant of VTP, now he gives training to other participants.

First person: Rajendra Sah

Education, Food
Nepal
Publication
book
First person: Rajendra Sah
The youth group from Alexanderwohl Mennonite Church in Gossel Kansas stand with Dottie Fleming, center, after working on her home in Virgie, Kentucky for a week.

Building homes, building bonds

Poverty Reduction
Great Lakes + 3 more
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book
Building homes, building bonds
A group of people, possibly in a gathering or queue, with some seated on the ground. They appear to be waiting, with a focus on a man in the foreground.

Unseen disasters

Disaster response
Ethiopia
Publication
book
Unseen disasters
A happy family reunited after over 12 months apart! Bizuayehu Abera, holding daughter Medan and standing with his wife Senayt, was project manager of Tigray relief for Meserete Kristos Church in Ethiopia when the border was blockaded and he was stuck in Addis Ababa, away from his family in Tigray.

First person: Bizuayehu Abera

Disaster response
Ethiopia
Publication
book
First person: Bizuayehu Abera

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