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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
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Farmers grow safe vegetables to protect health, environment
- Food
Bangladesh
Jun 2024
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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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Floating gardens in Bangladesh
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Climate Change
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Bangladesh
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Video story
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Motivated by compassion for people in prison
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Justice and Equity
Location
United States + 1 more
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Media Type
Video story
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Moving together for peace in Bangladesh
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Peace
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Bangladesh
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Media Type
Video story
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![Director of Israeli MCC partner Zochrot](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2023-12/Screen%20Shot%202023-12-18%20at%209.14.42%20AM.png.webp?itok=xIskPM8W)
Message from an MCC partner in Israel
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Peace
Location
Palestine and Israel
Date
Media Type
Video story
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Giving babies a boost
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Health
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South Sudan
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Video story
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Message from Palestinian Christians
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Peace
Location
Palestine and Israel
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Media Type
Video story
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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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Keeping girls in school with dignity kits in South Sudan
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Education, Health
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South Sudan
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Video story
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![Sharon and Norm Ewert stand in front of wooden dollhouses.](/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_mobile/public/2023-06/rs116310dollhouse-2.jpg.webp?itok=WTlgeRPU)
Small scale with a big impact
Location
United States + 1 more
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Video story
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Responding to crisis and conflict in Ukraine
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Conflict
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Ukraine
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Video story
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A prayer for Ukraine
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Disaster response
Location
Ukraine
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Media Type
Video story
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Seed participants answer "What is peace?"
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Peace
Location
Zambia
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Media Type
Video story
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