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Overcoming obstacles
- Conflict
Palestine and Israel
Jul 2024
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A season of growing and learning
United States + 1 more
Jul 2024
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Behind-the-scenes with emergency relief / Bruce Guenther
Palestine and Israel + 5 more
Jul 2024
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![A portrait of two-year-old Basthian Raul Alborta Rodriguez makes a game of rolling a tire at Samuelito Daycare in Santa Cruz, Bolivia](/sites/default/files/2024-06/RS132619_2022_0113_07493600.jpg)
Education impact report - Summer 2024
- Education
Bolivia + 1 more
Jul 2024
Impact report
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![Al-Najd Developmental Forum staff distribute emergency food that has just arrived in Gaza for distribution to families. The shipment arrived on March 19 and was distributed on March 23. *Names withheld for security reasons.](/sites/default/files/2024-07/RS135147_PSE20240323_gaza_dist_al_016.jpeg)
Relief impact report - Summer 2024
- Disaster response
Palestine and Israel + 1 more
Jul 2024
Impact report
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![Nyiranshuti Atanaziya speaks with MCC staff at Zambia's Meheba Refugee Settlement Camp.](/sites/default/files/2024-07/RS132829_Copy%20of%20IMG_2445_hpr.jpg)
Material resources impact report - Summer 2024
Zambia + 2 more
Jul 2024
Impact report
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Ep 26 - Tending Tomorrow with Leah-Reesor-Keller
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Climate Change
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Ontario
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Undercurrents - Affordable housing part 2
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Poverty Reduction
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Ontario
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Ep 24 - (un)affordable housing
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Poverty Reduction
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Ontario
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Undercurrents - Water Walking
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Indigenous Neighbors
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Ontario
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Lay of the land / Colleen Hookimaw and Bill Loutitt
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Indigenous Neighbors
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Ontario
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Undercurrents - Five lessons from refugee sponsorship
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Migration and Refugees
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Ontario
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Undercurrents - Heifers: what are they? And why are they worth millions to MCC?
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Ontario
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Relief, Development and Podcast: A conversation with Malcolm Gladwell
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Justice and Equity, Climate Change
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Canada
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Undercurrents - Soup
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Ontario
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Undercurrents - Update: "Checkpoint" with Izzy Hawamda
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Disaster response
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Ontario + 1 more
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Undercurrents - "You need to chill!" and other lessons from SALT
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Peace
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Ontario
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Undercurrents - Lay of the Land
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Indigenous Neighbors
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Ontario
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