Pennsylvania
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Editor’s note: Dan Zook is a finance associate/accountant in Mennonite Central Committee U.S.’s Financial Services department, and is based in Akron, Pennsylvania. He supervises 2024-2025 IVEP participant Ester Joel from Tanzania. The past two months …
Health
Burkina Faso
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… The porridge uses locally available ingredients that can be grown by families to store up for the lean season. … even if they had to walk farther for it, while close water can be used for washing dishes and hands. This led to a …
Education
Syria
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… She now takes clients in her home, where she also can tend to her children’s and husband's needs. Work has been … how to start their own businesses to sell popular home-canned mouneh, which is any preserved local food, including …
Bangladesh
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… He explains that, for many overseas MCC workers, it can take some time to get adjusted to a new country. But for … local farmers. … … Chad Stout says that local NGOs can quickly build a rapport with communities, which makes …
United States
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… way to collect resources for MCC and a place where people can express their emotions and thoughts through their quilts …
Manitoba
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… a manager, it is indeed a luxury to have volunteers who can take initiative and do work that needs doing without …
United States
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… Zimbabwe and Chad. Thank God for WhatsApp so that we can keep in touch. My hope is that someday I will be able to …
Migration and Refugees
Arizona
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… resources, kits containing clothing and hygiene products can help rebuild their dignity as they transition into life …
United States, Canada, Jordan, Palestine and Israel
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… such as the Holocaust—reminders of the depths to which we can fall when the world turns a blind eye to suffering. The …
Indiana
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… then?” I received this message back: “Whoa, really? I can’t wait for it!” The next six months were full of messages …
Event
… encourage good governance in rural communities. Visitors can explore agricultural cooperatives, cyclical farming … diet prominently features pork, and while a vegan diet can be accommodated, it may present some challenges due to … limited options. Food Allergies: Navigating food allergies can be difficult in Cambodia due to the risk of …