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.

238 stories

A group of young children stand in front of a shipping container

The complex realities of a global hunger crisis

Disaster response

South Sudan

07/05/2022

Story

The complex realities of a global hunger crisis

A large group of people in coats and winter hats gather around a table and eat

Des pertes incalculables

Disaster response

Ukraine

06/24/2022

Story

Des pertes incalculables

A group of Sudanese students sit at their desks in a small classroom.

Forced from home but still learning

Education, Migration and Refugees

Egypt

06/23/2022

Story

Forced from home but still learning

A man stands between two trays of cacao seeds

Peace and chocolate

Peace, Food

Colombia

06/23/2022

Story

Peace and chocolate

A bridge that crosses a dam

The pitfalls of hydropower as a “clean” energy source

Indigenous Neighbors

Manitoba

06/21/2022

Story

The pitfalls of hydropower as a “clean” energy source

A bucket full of peaches

On shaky ground

Climate Change, Food

Bolivia

06/13/2022

Story

On shaky ground

Solar panels on the roof of Gift & Thrift, an MCC Thrift shop in Harrisonburg, Virginia, in May 2022.

Virginia thrift shop turns solar savings into MCC support

Climate Change

Virginia

06/02/2022

Story

Virginia thrift shop turns solar savings into MCC support

An older woman in a floral shirt stands in front of a wall of thrift shop donations

Pricing for a purpose: One volunteer’s story

Manitoba

06/01/2022

Story

Pricing for a purpose: One volunteer’s story

A Bolivian woman in a blue cardigan with a blanket draped on her hair stands in a cow pasture on a mountainside. There is a cow in the background.

Reclaiming an old tradition to meet a new challenge

Climate Change, Food

Bolivia

05/30/2022

Story

Reclaiming an old tradition to meet a new challenge

A man in a blue sweater vest and a cap stands in a garden on the mountainside of Bolivia

How it works

Climate Change, Water

Bolivia

05/25/2022

Story

A woman with short, dark hair and a black shirt sits on a leather couch in her living room.

“We welcomed them; now they welcome us.”

Migration and Refugees

Ontario

05/20/2022

Story

“We welcomed them; now they welcome us.”

A large group of people in coats and winter hats gather around a table and eat

Loss that cannot be counted

Disaster response

Ukraine

05/18/2022

Story

Loss that cannot be counted

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