Food
India, Haiti, Colombia, Nepal, Kenya, Uganda
Story
… other plants with deep roots that will hold the soil in place. Moringa, sugarcane and plantain trees are often … to build traditional family granaries, which used to be common but have fallen out of favor. The hut-like structures …
Bangladesh
Story
… childhood, I have lived by the Jamuna River. I love this place. Many faces I know from my childhood, and my relatives … I feel good when I can stand by their side." … 57 … 24 … A Common Place … First person: Shamima Akter … story …
Education
Zimbabwe
Story
… … Nyandoro moved from relative to relative, looking for a place to live, but always they shunned her. Eventually she … and an overcomer.” … Tina Dube … Tina Dube … 103 … A Common Place … Love for all who enter … story …
Food
Haiti
Story
… There are more trees in the area. There are more shady places for people to sit, and people have a greater … independent." … Jean-Remy Azor … Jean-Remy Azor … 28 … A Common Place … First person: Jean-Remy Azor … story …
Migration and Refugees, Food
Latin America
Story
… MCC partner Casa del Migrante (Migrant House) serves as a place of refuge, shelter and legal assistance for migrants … me and my family.” … Edwin Milan Mejía Cruz … 49 … 28 … A Common Place … Caring for people on the move … story …
Climate Change, Water
Bolivia
Story
… that have access to water will survive, but cities and places that don’t have a good water supply will perish. It’s … support worker in Bolivia. … 130 … 24 … 34 … 48 … A Common Place … First person: Gabriel Acarapi Chuca … story …
Disaster response, Education
Ukraine
Story
… discrimination as they fled the violence and needed a safe place to stay. But the conflict continued with no end in … happier. … Emily Loewen … Eleonora* … Olga* … 32 … 103 … A Common Place … Carrying on in Ukraine … story …
Health
Nepal
Story
… … Our teacups are empty, and we sit a little longer. This place, a haven in Nepal and the only one of its kind, pulses … the ones they leave behind." … Kaitlyn Jantzi … 31 … A Common Place … New hope and a chance to heal … story …
Migration and Refugees
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Story
… seeds. All the pigeons eat at the same time, at the same place, without any discrimination. I tell my children, “It is … all the displaced people come near me." … 67 … 24 … 49 … A Common Place … First person: Jacqueline Kafuti … story …
Food
Haiti
Story
… more about Azor and Konbit Peyizan. … 135 … 24 … 28 … A Common Place … Storing seeds for the future … story …
Peace
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Story
… role of the Women’s Situation Room was not to decide the place of the two communities. What I did was to mobilize them … … Anna Johari Etabo … Anna Johari Etabo … 27 … A Common Place … Women working for peace … story …