Migration and Refugees
South Sudan, Uganda
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… … The brothers eventually settled in a United Nations (UN) camp in Uganda, where they received basic shelter and … of South Sudanese refugees seeking safety. As of 2021, the UN reported more than 2.3 million refugees, most living in … very traumatizing,” says Tadeo Santonino, MCC program officer in South Sudan. In Pariang County, near Unity State, …
Pennsylvania
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… who work in the MRC and in the MCC East Coast Ephrata office, which is adjacent to the warehouse. Currently 13 MCC …
British Columbia
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… Villages, Common Place Café, Material Resources, our head office and programs that meet needs here in BC. The theme for …
Event
… kits can be dropped off at: MCC East Coast regional office 900 E. Howell Street, Philadelphia, PA 19149 (215) …
United States, Canada, Palestine and Israel
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… challenging and dangerous. According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, half of …
Peace
Ontario
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… And it is big business. In a report for the Office of the Federal Housing Advocate (OFHA) , Martine …
Peace
Bangladesh
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… get her morning tea at an outdoor teashop near her village office a few miles from Rajshahi, Bangladesh, she knows her …
Food
Pennsylvania, Republic of Korea (South Korea)
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"My Korean name is Kwang-Eel Suh. I was born in what is now known as South Korea... everything changed overnight when I was 8 years old." In August 1945, Korea was liberated from 35 years of colonization under Imperial Japan. The removal of Japanese …
Peace
Africa, Latin America
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… talk to them.” Similarly, Richard Makuza, former program officer with MCC Rwanda, said, “We don’t believe in ourselves …
Migration and Refugees
Syria, Alberta
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… Zarour’s mother, Mannal Khchfa, stumbled across a UNHCR office in Turkey after fleeing Syria, she didn’t know her … a white land.” While finishing up their landing papers, an officer said to them; “You have people waiting for you …
Bolivia
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… you’re ready.” I was so proud when one day she came to my office and said, “I could finally say things about myself …