Health
Ukraine
Story
… child was dealing with significant mental health issues or common childhood anxieties, the emotional weight of the war … the original problem worse. … … The sessions provide a place where children can feel safe emotionally, Katerina …
Manitoba
Story
… about that. And I feel, oh, this is my home. This is my place. Heather Goertzen (06:39): We had the benefit of … what it's like to be in a different culture in a different place and to have people receive you and take you in and call …
Food
India, Haiti, Colombia, Nepal, Kenya, Uganda
Story
… other plants with deep roots that will hold the soil in place. Moringa, sugarcane and plantain trees are often … to build traditional family granaries, which used to be common but have fallen out of favor. The hut-like structures …
Education
Zimbabwe
Story
… … Nyandoro moved from relative to relative, looking for a place to live, but always they shunned her. Eventually she … and an overcomer.” … Tina Dube … Tina Dube … 103 … A Common Place … Love for all who enter …
Bangladesh
Story
… childhood, I have lived by the Jamuna River. I love this place. Many faces I know from my childhood, and my relatives … I feel good when I can stand by their side." … 57 … 24 … A Common Place … First person: Shamima Akter …
Food
Haiti
Story
… There are more trees in the area. There are more shady places for people to sit, and people have a greater … independent." … Jean-Remy Azor … Jean-Remy Azor … 28 … A Common Place … First person: Jean-Remy Azor …
Disaster response, Education
Ukraine
Story
… discrimination as they fled the violence and needed a safe place to stay. But the conflict continued with no end in … happier. … Emily Loewen … Eleonora* … Olga* … 32 … 103 … A Common Place … Carrying on in Ukraine …
Food
Bolivia
Story
… of families in Montero. Today the centers provide a safe place for children to go after school to have their homework … it wasn’t for the Comedor.” … Irene Abrego Paraba … 28 … A Common Place … Skills for life …
Migration and Refugees, Food
Latin America
Story
… MCC partner Casa del Migrante (Migrant House) serves as a place of refuge, shelter and legal assistance for migrants … me and my family.” … Edwin Milan Mejía Cruz … 49 … 28 … A Common Place … Caring for people on the move …
Migration and Refugees
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Story
… seeds. All the pigeons eat at the same time, at the same place, without any discrimination. I tell my children, “It is … all the displaced people come near me." … 67 … 24 … 49 … A Common Place … First person: Jacqueline Kafuti …
Climate Change, Water
Bolivia
Story
… that have access to water will survive, but cities and places that don’t have a good water supply will perish. It’s … support worker in Bolivia. … 130 … 24 … 34 … 48 … A Common Place … First person: Gabriel Acarapi Chuca …