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Founding Ottawa Office director Bill Janzen honoured with the Order of Canada
Canada
Jun 2024
News
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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
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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
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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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Freely you have received; freely give
United States + 2 more
Jun 2024
Story
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"Everyone is entitled to dignity and safety"
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Disaster response, Peace
Location
Palestine and Israel
Date
Media Type
Podcast/audio
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Generosity across generations: MCC Christmas Giving
Location
Canada + 1 more
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Media Type
Story
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“Can you help us help?”
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Disaster response
Location
Palestine and Israel
Date
Media Type
Story
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Speech contest winner challenges illusion and privilege of peace
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Peace
Location
United States
Date
Media Type
News
newspaper
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![Millicent Teresa Otieno, 42, Loreto Rumbek School sewing instructor, holds an example of the reusable menstrual pad finished by the school dignity kit sewing project.](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/resource-space/DSC02930.jpg.webp?itok=dOhs5XMk)
Sewing dignity in South Sudan
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Education
Location
South Sudan
Date
Media Type
Video story
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Meeting Jesus in another culture
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Education
Location
Bolivia
Date
Media Type
Story
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Dignity kits part 2: Sewing for home / Rebecca Deng
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Health, Education
Location
South Sudan + 1 more
Date
Media Type
Podcast/audio
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MCC’s 2023-2024 meat canning season gets underway
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Disaster response
Location
United States
Date
Media Type
News
newspaper
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![A man handing relief supplies to a woman and two boys](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2023-10/2.jpeg.webp?itok=0KMuM5KB)
MCC plans relief, advocates for just peace in Palestine and Israel
Location
Palestine and Israel
Date
Media Type
News
newspaper
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Undercurrents - Water Walking
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Indigenous Neighbors
Location
Canada
Date
Media Type
Podcast/audio
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Threads - Oct 2023 Sam's Place: A place to belong
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Food
Location
Manitoba
Date
Media Type
Podcast/audio
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Peace is more than a wish at the creek
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Peace
Location
Colombia
Date
Media Type
Perspectives and Viewpoints
Pagination
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