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SALTers must be: Between 18 and 30 years old Unmarried with no dependents Canadian or U.S. citizens with primary residence within Canada or the U.S. Dedicated to nonviolent peacemaking Committed to a personal Christian faith Actively participating in a …
Volunteer Opportunity
Frequently asked questions … The Young Anabaptist Mennonite Exchange Network (YAMEN) is a yearlong service opportunity for young Christian adults (ages 18-30) from outside the U.S. and Canada. YAMEN participants serve alongside local MCC partner …
Volunteer Opportunity
Frequently asked questions … Learn, serve and reflect in Seed, a two-year program that brings together a cohort of young adults ages 20-30 from around the world. Each Seed participant has an assignment where they live and serve in a local community. …
Peace
Resource
… what biblical and Indigenous spirituality have in common? In order to build respectful relationships between …
Education
Bolivia
Story
Maria Martin leads me through the winding cobblestoned streets of Llallagua, Bolivia – a town with a palpable energy for such a small population. By noon, street vendors line every wall, selling bags of popcorn from their carts, hot apple-quinoa drinks …
New York
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… clamor to claim resources. MCC sees similar linkages in places like the border between Kenya and Uganda, where … as both groups try to find land that can support life. In places like Bolivia and Cambodia , floods, drought, and …
United States
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Samuel is often the first of our crew to arrive at the farm. As I roll in before 7 a.m., he is in the field examining the garden beds and recently planted persimmon and jujube trees or doing some early weeding. Samuel greets me with his bright eyes and a …
Justice and Equity
Colorado
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The Conflict Center (TCC) has worked with MCC and IVEP through four intern placements. To help our newest IVEPer, Dorcus Sibanda from Zimbabwe, transition smoothly into her life in Colorado and her work at TCC, our staff has been intentional in creating a …
United States
Story
Our journey with IVEP began more than 30 years ago when Joy worked for Oaklawn in Goshen, Ind., and there was an IVEP placement at Oaklawn; a young woman from Brazil. At that time, we knew very little about the program. Later, in 2018, a family from our …
Democratic Republic of the Congo
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… mineral resources, it pains me to say that DRC is also a place of great violence and displacement. Due to this, … was briefed, and we planned the mediation process to take place there. When we began, I was astonished to see 200 …
Canada
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… One response from faith communities involved opening their places of worship to create the Out of the Cold movement -- …