United States, Tanzania
Story
Editor’s note: Jacob Landis is co-manager at the Landis Farm in Sterling, Illinois. He supervises 2023-2024 IVEP participant Maswe Nyihongo from Tanzania. Partnering with IVEP on our farm had been discussed occasionally over the years. If you go back …
Climate Change
New York, East Coast
Story
On a typical Saturday morning at Radical Living’s youth summer program in Brooklyn, New York, you’ll hear laughter. You’ll feel the warmth of sunny yellow t-shirts and waving hands welcoming you to the circle. If your attention drifts beyond the circle, …
Ontario
Story
… suddenly unavailable. That’s when Martin Rahn, a volunteer on the build committee, remembered he had four old … staff, students get the chance to apply their learning by volunteering with MCC’s local programs— tackling issues from …
Education
Cambodia
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Seek is a discipleship program run by MCC that invites young adults to explore, engage and reflect more deeply on what it means to be an Anabaptist follower of Jesus in a complicated world. It’s a six-month program that will provide an opportunity to …
Disaster response
Ukraine
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Before the fighting escalated in Ukraine this year, Nadiya O.* and her husband lived near the city of Uman, Ukraine. Together they grew a vegetable garden and kept bees, selling their honey to make some extra cash. But shortly after the conflict worsened, …
Food
Manitoba
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… Engel (01:22): My name is Rebecca Engel and I am the Volunteer and Program coordinator for Sam's Place. Kyle … (05:09): We've split our program into two parts. So volunteers will come in and they'll stay on for about a three … Ten Thousand villages, MCC thrift. I had grandparents who volunteered at Akron year after year after year. And so I …
Guatemala, United States
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Editor’s note: Maria Isabel Fuentes Fuentes is a 2023-2024 IVEP participant from Guatemala who is serving as an Immigration Legal Services temporary program assistant at World Relief Sacramento (link opens new window) in North Highlands, California. My …
Peace
Tanzania, Pennsylvania
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… was privileged to represent Tanzania in the International Volunteer Exchange Program (IVEP) in the U.S. I was one of 92 …
Landing page
… to baling paper, cardboard and books for recycling, volunteers at the MCC East Coast Material Resources Center in … and download information about MCC East Coast food boxes. Volunteer opportunities are also available at the Material …
United States, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Editor’s note: Jacob Sankara served at The Conflict Center in Denver, Colorado, as program assistant through IVEP 2017-2018. He currently works as peacebuilding coordinator with MCC in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Top photo: The IVEP 2017-2018 …
Ohio
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Editor’s note: Jennifer and Mark Bixler, along with their children Amos and Josiah Bixler, are hosting 2024-2025 IVEPer Elvis Otieno, who is from Kenya. Elvis serves as the combined ministry pastor for multiple church partners in northeast Ohio. His …