Conflict
Palestine and Israel
Advocacy Campaign
Background: In the midst of a fragile ceasefire in Gaza, settler violence, Israeli military bombings and displacement continue to increase in the West Bank. On January 21, days after the Gaza ceasefire was announced, Israel launched an offensive in the …
Canada, United States
Story
… paste each page of the guide onto a display board and place it by the tree. Before Christmas dinner, family members … table has become open to anyone in the area who needs a place to celebrate. Their ministry, the Mennonite Service …
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
Story
… about the end of my work here, I realize that this place that brings all the nations of the world face to face, …
Justice and Equity
Colorado
Story
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 …
Disaster response
Burundi
Story
… Burundi’s economic capital, Bujumbura, and many other places that border the lake are facing incredibly dangerous …
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 …
Palestine and Israel
Story
… themselves. They are the superheroes. We have pictures of places where our partners did food distributions in northern Gaza. A few days later, photos of those same places show they are destroyed. Our partners are constantly …
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 …
Canada
Landing page
… with children). If no policies and procedures are in place, the partner organization will work with MCC to develop …
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 …