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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.

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Hazley Cillers and Riley Miller, both 5 years old, carry buckets filled with essential hygiene items during Pleasant View Mennonite Church's fourth annual relief kit packing event.

Faith, fellowship and filling buckets

Oklahoma

12/29/2025

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Faith, fellowship and filling buckets

Waiting in line for water and the dining room to open,Valentina,* right wearing a hat, chats with friends she has made during her visits to the New Life Charitable Fund (New Life).
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Nourriture pour le corps et l’esprit

Nourriture, Conflit +1 more

Ukraine + 1 more

12/29/2025

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Nourriture pour le corps et l’esprit

Portraits of Maxym Oliferovski, the director of MCC partner New Hope Center in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine.

Première personne : Maxym

Conflit, Santé

Ukraine + 1 more

12/29/2025

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Première personne : Maxym

A young person with medium-length hair stands in front of a tree, wearing a fitted top and a necklace, smiling softly.

Speech winner calls for local engagement with issue of mass incarceration

Peace

United States

12/18/2025

Story

Speech winner calls for local engagement with issue of mass incarceration

+ A group of twelve people poses together in a living room, seated and standing around a couch with various furnishings in the background.

Sharing stories, encouraging hope

United States + 2 more

12/15/2025

Story

Sharing stories, encouraging hope

children's artwork of globe with eight flags on top of it

Children's drawings encourage peace at UN headquarters

Peace

United States

12/11/2025

Children's drawings encourage peace at UN headquarters

Young man cooking

Cooking lessons

Peace

Virginia + 1 more

12/11/2025

Story

Cooking lessons

A family stand in a circle, displaying their feet

De la guerre à Gaza jusqu'à Winnipeg, en sécurité

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migration et réfugiés

Manitoba

12/08/2025

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De la guerre à Gaza jusqu'à Winnipeg, en sécurité

Candles on the ground

Change happens. Love holds.

Peace

Canada

12/05/2025

Perspectives and Viewpoints

Change happens. Love holds.

A group gathers around a table to eat

Le plaidoyer autour de la table

Paix

Canada

12/04/2025

Perspectives et points de vue

Le plaidoyer autour de la table

A smiling group carrying various international flags walk into a building with a welcome sign that reads, "IVEP at 75 years."

A year of service, a lifetime of transformation

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United States

12/01/2025

Story

A year of service, a lifetime of transformation

A smiling woman with glasses and dark hair holds up a square piece of cloth with the words "Paz" and "amor" on it

Everyday peacebuilding: a season of listening, healing, and hope

Peace

Ontario

11/27/2025

Story

Everyday peacebuilding: a season of listening, healing, and hope

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