Our Stories | Mennonite Central Committee

Meet the communities whose perspectives and experiences shape MCC’s work.

Hear how they’re adapting and innovating in the face of poverty, conflict and injustice.

See how we’re creating a brighter future, together.

A woman and man smiling at a food distribution in Zimbabwe.

782 stories

pair of beaded earrings

Relief, development and podcast: Giving gifts of music / Girl Named Tom

United States

12/08/2022

Podcast/audio

Relief, development and podcast: Giving gifts of music / Girl Named Tom

An older mother and son sit next to each other. The son is looking at the camera. The mother is looking at the son.

Generations of generosity, a family legacy

Ontario

12/08/2022

Story

Generations of generosity, a family legacy

Group of forty-three students who participated in the UN Student Seminar stand in front of the United Nations building in New York City.

Students dig into global issues at UN Student Seminar

Justice and Equity

United States

12/06/2022

News

Students dig into global issues at UN Student Seminar

Myrrl Byler (right) converses with a government official (name withheld for security reasons) over a shared meal in Beijing, China in 2015.

The dangers of a "China vs U.S." worldview

Justice and Equity

United States + 1 more

12/06/2022

Perspectives and Viewpoints

The dangers of a "China vs U.S." worldview

A man holds up honeycomb he pulled out of a beehive.

Peace is More than a Wish in a Field of Bees

Peace

Lao People's Democratic Republic (Laos) + 1 more

12/01/2022

Perspectives and Viewpoints

Peace is More than a Wish in a Field of Bees

Val Hiebert, program co-coordinator for MCC Manitoba’s abuse response and prevention program and professor of sociology at the University of Manitoba, lectures one of her classes at the University of Manitoba.

Breaking the cycle of abuse

Manitoba

11/30/2022

Perspectives and Viewpoints

Breaking the cycle of abuse

Woman with short silver hair and glasses stands behind a tray of boots and shoes. In the background is a warehouse with clothing and other items.

Standing by for peace

Justice and Equity

Ontario

11/29/2022

Story

Standing by for peace

Five gallon buckets packed with hygiene supplies

Moving the needle

Disaster response

Manitoba

11/28/2022

Story

Moving the needle

Drone photo showing flooded roads and homes from overhead

SWAP program changes locations in response to flooding and needs

Disaster response

Kentucky + 1 more

11/28/2022

News

SWAP program changes locations in response to flooding and needs

A group of Indigenous Bolivans walk down a mountain side

Along for the ride

Food, Water +1 more

Bolivia

11/24/2022

Story

Along for the ride

Two people stand at podiums on stage

Unexpected placement equips for future service

Colombia

11/18/2022

Story

Unexpected placement equips for future service

Children playing soccer/football in a school yard in Colombia

Making goals, building peace

Peace

Colombia

11/17/2022

Making goals, building peace

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