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.

113 stories

MCC staff, along with their families, celebrated Christmas 2017 at MCC's office in Kolkata, India. Children pictured from left, Brishti Ghosh, Rachel Das, Reyana Kader and Angelina Hazra. (MCC photo/C

The absurdity of Christmas

Peace

Canada

12/12/2023

Perspectives and Viewpoints

The absurdity of Christmas

Two boys holding cobs of corn

Faith-based peace in an age of tumult

Peace

Canada + 4 more

11/27/2023

Perspectives and Viewpoints

Faith-based peace in an age of tumult

A mural image of a yellow butterfly painted on a wall.

Peace in the time of yellow butterflies

Peace

Palestine and Israel + 1 more

11/20/2023

Perspectives and Viewpoints

Peace in the time of yellow butterflies

Children playing by a river

Peace is more than a wish at the creek

Peace

Colombia

10/06/2023

Perspectives and Viewpoints

Peace is more than a wish at the creek

A young woman speaks a room full of adults

“When we love, everything blooms”

Bolivia

09/18/2023

Perspectives and Viewpoints

“When we love, everything blooms”

A collection of bomblets and other unexploded ordnance is ready for detonation in this 1992 photo. Addressing the problem of unexploded ordnance (UXO) left from the more than 2.2 million tons of bombs

No reasons that can justify their use

Peace

Ukraine + 2 more

09/12/2023

Perspectives and Viewpoints

No reasons that can justify their use

A group in colourful pants sit on a brick wall.

A Fresh Vision

Peace

Colombia

09/06/2023

Perspectives and Viewpoints

a young man sits at a picnic table outside and smiles at the camera

Right relationships through regenerative agriculture

Virginia

08/03/2023

Perspectives and Viewpoints

Right relationships through regenerative agriculture

A smiling young woman in front of relief buckets.

Volunteer spotlight: Packing with a purpose

British Columbia + 1 more

06/30/2023

Perspectives and Viewpoints

Volunteer spotlight: Packing with a purpose

Purple petunias

Finding beauty and embracing wonder

Education, Peace

United States

06/20/2023

Perspectives and Viewpoints

Finding beauty and embracing wonder

A woman working in a store

Embracing the unexpected

United States

06/20/2023

Perspectives and Viewpoints

Embracing the unexpected

A woman, man child and young woman standing for a photo

Building home away from home

United States

06/20/2023

Perspectives and Viewpoints

Building home away from home

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