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Founding Ottawa Office director Bill Janzen honoured with the Order of Canada
Canada
Jun 2024
News
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![Man in a field with a basket of gourds](/sites/default/files/2024-06/Websitethumbnail.jpg)
A field trip: growing safer vegetables in Bangladesh
Listen now- Food
Bangladesh
Jun 2024
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Farmers grow safe vegetables to protect health, environment
- Food
Bangladesh
Jun 2024
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From soil to solidarity
- Food,
- Climate Change
Puerto Rico
Jun 2024
Story
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![IVEP participant is crouched and feeding a baby calf with a bottle.](/sites/default/files/2024-06/image000000%281%29.jpg)
Seeing our lives through the eyes of an IVEPer
United States + 1 more
Jun 2024
Story
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Freely you have received; freely give
United States + 2 more
Jun 2024
Story
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![Family of eight stand with an IVEP participant in front of a Christmas tree.](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2024-06/Zimmerman%20family%20with%20Innocent.jpg.webp?itok=w__lv30f)
The nudge
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United States + 1 more
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![IVEP participants stand together in a grassy field.](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2024-06/Top%20photo.JPG.webp?itok=2AxdQRZn)
Freely you have received; freely give
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United States + 2 more
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![Six women wearing ethnic attire stand in front of an arc of blue and yellow balloons.](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2024-06/Maria.jpg.webp?itok=5Xe7f8AZ)
God always shows His care
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Guatemala + 1 more
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![IVEP participant is crouched and feeding a baby calf with a bottle.](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2024-06/image000000%281%29.jpg.webp?itok=8pI18qoo)
Seeing our lives through the eyes of an IVEPer
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United States + 1 more
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![A young man smiles for a photo with an older couple](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2024-04/Top%20photo.jpg.webp?itok=6mHZhHQo)
IVEP fosters mutual learnings
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Indiana + 1 more
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Perspectives and Viewpoints
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![A man taking a selfie photo while feeding a cow milk from a bottle](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2024-04/Top%20photo%20Misael.jpg.webp?itok=hnR37nYT)
IVEP wasn’t in my plans
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Ohio + 1 more
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Media Type
Perspectives and Viewpoints
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![A mother and daughter taking a selfie photo](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2024-04/Top%20photo%20%282%29.jpg.webp?itok=WtAz-AfK)
A mother-daughter reflection on transformative IVEP journeys
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United States
Date
Media Type
Perspectives and Viewpoints
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![A young woman in traditional Indonesian garb smiles in front of a group of people](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2024-04/Top%20photo%20%281%29.jpg.webp?itok=la8UlQKN)
Sunshine in the rain
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Pennsylvania + 1 more
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Perspectives and Viewpoints
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![From left: Eric Bendfeldt, Mary Bendfeldt and Hulda Sharon watch an NCAA college football game at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2024-02/7049b25a-f205-4fd8-abfc-cc33d6d403ec.jpg.webp?itok=esuIzxgZ)
Old memories and new memories
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Education
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Virginia
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Story
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![Charles, third from right, ice skates with the staff and children from Living Works’ after-school program.](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2024-02/1e39226e-6f8e-4513-bdb3-fab4556a3eaf.jpg.webp?itok=IWOuTHc_)
Exciting, nerve-wracking, amazing, enriching
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Illinois + 1 more
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Story
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![Odhiambo puts his skills to use on the construction of a house in Iowa, Louisiana, that was badly damaged during hurricanes Delta and Laura. He has worked on several different houses in areas including Jennings, Welsh and Iowa, Louisiana.](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2024-02/8a728401-3bf0-4682-babf-e9442b588f4a.jpg.webp?itok=TNVJ7Ni0)
Building homes, breaking boundaries
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Disaster response
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Louisiana + 1 more
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Story
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![Dorcus Sibanda checks in guests at Skills Auction, a fundraising event for The Conflict Center.](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2024-02/9ba63627-241d-4cf2-b48b-16af6a56b750.jpg.webp?itok=WT6eBfgo)
Our journey with Dorcus
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Justice and Equity
Location
Colorado
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