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.

19 stories

Bill Siemens volunteers two days a week at the MCC Saskatchewan Centre in Saskatoon, cutting up old jeans and weaving the strips of fabric into small rugs that are sold to support MCC programs. The 70

Peace: A thread woven through MCC’s ministry

Peace, Food +3 more

Syria + 3 more

05/03/2021

Story

Peace: A thread woven through MCC’s ministry

Children jump in and out of hula hoops which are laying on the ground

Looking toward the future

Education

Syria

05/07/2020

Story

Looking toward the future

A young Syrian girl holds a clapperboard

Hello from Syria

Education

Syria

05/04/2020

Video story

Hello from Syria

A screenshot from a video of a young Syrian girl. There is next on the screen that reads, "The war in Syria has been going on for 8 years."

Child-Friendly Spaces during war

Education, Peace

Syria

03/13/2020

Video story

Child-Friendly Spaces during war

A black and white photo for the 1920s of children eating in a large dining hall

'For I was hungry and you gave me food ...'

Disaster response

Ukraine + 2 more

01/01/2020

Story

'For I was hungry and you gave me food ...'

A medieval city wall surrounding a city that has been damaged from bombing

The Syrian Peace Process

Peace

Syria

05/02/2019

The Syrian Peace Process

A man is crouching while using an angle grinder on metal, causing bright sparks to fly in a workshop setting.

Lifting entrepreneurial spirits in Syria

Syria

Story

Lifting entrepreneurial spirits in Syria

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