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 …
Climate Change, Food
Nepal, Asia
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Harmony hums throughout Ishwor Man Magar’s farm in Kerabari Rural Municipality, Morang District, Nepal. He feeds the roots of his asparagus plants to his cow so that she produces more milk, and thus more income for his family. The cow also makes the …
Climate Change
Kansas, United States
Story
… solar installation economically feasible for many more places of worship. It is estimated that these tax credits, …
New York
Story
… 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 …
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
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 …
Canada
Story
… the withdrawal of support, leaving emergency measures in place and an unsustainable amount of stress on the health …
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 …
Education
Bangladesh
Story
… struggle to support their families. Education takes second place to food and shelter for many families, Kisku says. … Kisku says. “Without education, they will be in the same place with no development. Education is a long-term …
Canada
Story
… One response from faith communities involved opening their places of worship to create the Out of the Cold movement -- …
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 …