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![Three men are engaged in a conversation](/sites/default/files/2024-06/BillJanzen2_1.jpg)
Founding Ottawa Office director Bill Janzen honoured with the Order of Canada
Canada
Jun 2024
News
newspaper
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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
Podcast/audio
headphones
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Farmers grow safe vegetables to protect health, environment
- Food
Bangladesh
Jun 2024
Story
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From soil to solidarity
- Food,
- Climate Change
Puerto Rico
Jun 2024
Story
menu_book
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Freely you have received; freely give
United States + 2 more
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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![A man in a blue sweater vest and a cap stands in a garden on the mountainside of Bolivia](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2023-06/rs115748_img_1326-lpr.jpg.webp?itok=NKSRNe2T)
How it works
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Climate Change, Water
Location
Bolivia
Date
Media Type
Story
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![A woman with short, dark hair and a black shirt sits on a leather couch in her living room.](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2023-06/dsc025083.jpg.webp?itok=zoHpHj32)
“We welcomed them; now they welcome us.”
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Migration and Refugees
Location
Ontario
Date
Media Type
Story
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![pair of beaded earrings](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2023-09/MCC%20-44.jpeg.webp?itok=4pFdCnFE)
Relief, Development and Podcast: Pressure on top of pressure in Haiti / Conversation with Rony and Naomi, MCC staff in Haiti
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Climate Change
Location
Haiti
Date
Media Type
Podcast/audio
headphones
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![A large group of people in coats and winter hats gather around a table and eat](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2023-06/rs116368_uman-30_big.jpg.webp?itok=mkfQ1XAg)
Loss that cannot be counted
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Disaster response
Location
Ukraine
Date
Media Type
Story
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![An Amish buggy that has been painted with a mural](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2023-06/side_1_and_back_cropped.jpg.webp?itok=Ti7UBzpZ)
The Landed Buggy
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![Indigenous Neighbours icon](/sites/default/files/2024-05/Indigenous_Neighbours_Icon_Teal_Circle-50x50.png)
Indigenous Neighbors
Location
Ontario
Date
Media Type
Story
menu_book
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![A Bolivian man in a white stocking hat](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2023-06/first_person-gabriel_cropped.jpg.webp?itok=NIR_AdNH)
First person: Gabriel Acarapi Chuca
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Climate Change, Water
Location
Bolivia
Date
Media Type
Publication
book
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![Through his facial expression, the portrait represents hope, dignity, joy, and courage. The eagle represents Omar's guidance and strength (Isaiah 40:31); they face the same direction to represent migration.](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2023-06/victoromarmccart.jpg.webp?itok=Iz95p7Uj)
Bearing undeniable dignity
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Migration and Refugees
Location
Arizona
Date
Media Type
Perspectives and Viewpoints
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![A woman* in a village recovered from Russian military control in Ukraine's Kherson region displays the MCC relief kit she received from MCC partner Charitable Foundation Uman Help Center (Uman Help Ce](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/resource-space/8S4A8743.jpg.webp?itok=nbnjc571)
Special Issue: Russian military invasion of Ukraine
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Peace
Location
Ukraine
Date
Media Type
Perspectives and Viewpoints
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![A Bolivian farmer stands with his back to the camera. He is holding onions behind is back.](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2023-06/rs115879_img_1376-lpr.jpg.webp?itok=n6uIZrvH)
Changing weather, changing lives
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Climate Change
Location
Bangladesh + 13 more
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Media Type
Publication
book
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![Irene Klassen sorts clothing at Thrift on Kent in Kitchener. The thousands of Thrift volunteers in Ontario have been steadfast in their support of MCC through the closures and limited reopenings throu](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/resource-space/DSC04259_1.jpg.webp?itok=HH6YextO)
4 simple ideas to take action
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Climate Change
Location
Canada + 1 more
Date
Media Type
Story
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![An old woman in a black jacket and green shirt smiles for the camera. She is standing in front of a rack of clothes hangers.](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2023-06/myra.jpg.webp?itok=2mGdTLGX)
Volunteer finds fellowship and fulfillment at MCC thrift shop
Location
Ontario
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Media Type
Story
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![A woman in a purple hijab looks at the chicken section in a grocery store](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2023-06/chicken_photo_-_fred_approved.jpg.webp?itok=GVvVg-nA)
Amid economic disaster in Lebanon
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Disaster response
Location
Lebanon
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Media Type
Story
menu_book
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