A Common Place | Mennonite Central Committee

Our magazine takes you on a journey with MCC partners and workers. Meet courageous individuals making a difference in their communities, and get a glimpse of their daily lives.

Each issue includes a children’s insert about a featured country.

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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

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Apr 2025

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

First person: Asim*

Migration and Refugees

Egypt

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May 2025

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book

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A refuge in Cairo

Migration and Refugees

Egypt

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May 2025

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book

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An elderly woman stands beside a wooden fence in a rural setting, wearing a patterned top and a head covering, with trees in the background.

Farmers helping farmers in Zimbabwe

Climate Change,
Drought, Food

Zimbabwe

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Apr 2025

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book

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From left: Shova Beshra (33), Kalpana Kumari Marandi(30) and Chanmuni Tudu Satar (31) are showing fish before taking them to the local farmers’ market at Santhal Tole, Jahada Rural Municipality- 5,

Boosting income and voices

Food

Nepal

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Dec 2024

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book

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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

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Dec 2024

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book

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