Our Stories | Mennonite Central Committee

Meet the communities whose perspectives and experiences shape MCC’s work.

Hear how they’re adapting and innovating in the face of poverty, conflict and injustice.

See how we’re creating a brighter future, together.

A woman and man smiling at a food distribution in Zimbabwe.

703 stories

Two women lean over a comforter top they are working on.

January 2023: Peace is more than a wish, through improv

Peace

Canada

01/01/2023

Perspectives and Viewpoints

January 2023: Peace is more than a wish, through improv

A woman cooking outside of her home in Zimbabwe

The powerful change that technology can bring

Education, Food +1 more

Zimbabwe

12/28/2022

Publication

The powerful change that technology can bring

A woman standing in front of a rocky hill

First person: Caroline Pugeni

Education

Zimbabwe

12/28/2022

Publication

First person: Caroline Pugeni

A woman sitting on a floor beading a necklace.

New hope and a chance to heal

Health

Nepal

12/28/2022

Publication

New hope and a chance to heal

Patricia Nyandoro, 25 and her son, Taropafadzwa Blessing Shumba. They had both been rejected by their village and their family because Taropafadzwa had been born with spinal problems.

Love for all who enter

Education

Zimbabwe

12/28/2022

Publication

Love for all who enter

Office building

MCC Canada relocates head office to downtown Winnipeg

Peace

Manitoba

12/20/2022

News

MCC Canada relocates head office to downtown Winnipeg

A woman in a winter coat stands by the open truck of a hatchback car. Inside the car are piles of colorful comforters.

Colouring a white winter

Disaster response

Manitoba

12/15/2022

Story

Colouring a white winter

An older mother and son sit next to each other. The son is looking at the camera. The mother is looking at the son.

Generations of generosity, a family legacy

Ontario

12/08/2022

Story

Generations of generosity, a family legacy

pair of beaded earrings

Relief, development and podcast: Giving gifts of music / Girl Named Tom

United States

12/08/2022

Podcast/audio

Relief, development and podcast: Giving gifts of music / Girl Named Tom

Myrrl Byler (right) converses with a government official (name withheld for security reasons) over a shared meal in Beijing, China in 2015.

The dangers of a "China vs U.S." worldview

Justice and Equity

United States + 1 more

12/06/2022

Perspectives and Viewpoints

The dangers of a "China vs U.S." worldview

Group of forty-three students who participated in the UN Student Seminar stand in front of the United Nations building in New York City.

Students dig into global issues at UN Student Seminar

Justice and Equity

United States

12/06/2022

News

Students dig into global issues at UN Student Seminar

A man holds up honeycomb he pulled out of a beehive.

Peace is More than a Wish in a Field of Bees

Peace

Lao People's Democratic Republic (Laos) + 1 more

12/01/2022

Perspectives and Viewpoints

Peace is More than a Wish in a Field of Bees

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