Colombia – MCC LACA

Voices of Change Sowing Hope in Latin America: Three Women Weaving Dignified Futures

March 31, 2025

Advocacy, Colombia, Guatemala, International Women's Day 8M, LACA Reads, Mexico, Peace and Non-Violence, Women and Peace

By: Rebekah York March 8; a day internationally recognized as Women’s Day. A day set aside to acknowledge women's important place in society today and throughout history. A day to commemorate the ways wome...

Voces de Cambio Sembrando Semillas de Esperanza en Latinoamérica: Tres Mujeres Tejiendo Futuros Dignos

March 31, 2025

Advocacy, Colombia, Guatemala, International Women's Day 8M, LACA Reads, Mexico, Peace and Non-Violence, Women and Peace

Por: Rebekah York 8 de marzo; un día reconocido internacionalmente como el Día de la Mujer. Un día reservado para reconocer el importante lugar que ocupa la mujer en la sociedad hoy en día y a lo largo de l...

Six Migration Stories from Haiti

February 8, 2022

Advocacy, Colombia, Haiti, Mexico, Migration

1: RETURN I came back to Haiti just as it seemed like everyone was leaving. The arrivals section of the airport, normally packed shoulder-to-shoulder with people awaiting their loved ones, was almost desert...

MCC Colombia-Ecuador Virtual Learning Tour

July 19, 2021

Advocacy, Colombia, Learning Tours

Welcome to the MCC Colombia-Ecuador virtual learning tour! Due to the ongoing pandemic, we are unable to welcome you in person to visit our program and partners. But that doesn't mean there aren't lots of hope...

Luz: Laughter amidst the tears

May 24, 2021

Advocacy, Colombia, Migration, Migration

The protagonist of today’s story is a woman who, for security reasons, I’ll call Luz. Luz was born in La Guajira, on the Caribbean coast of Colombia. She describes it as a beautiful region, very warm but al...

Anabaptist churches and organizations respond to violence in Colombia

May 11, 2021

Advocacy, Colombia, Peace and Non-Violence

On April 28, tens of thousands of Colombia marched in a renewed iteration of the National Strike that had begun strongly in November 2019. With the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Strike stopped but the r...

Partner Spotlight: The Children’s Program in Palmira

February 5, 2021

Advocacy, Colombia, Partner Organization

These photos were taken February 2020, before social distancing measures were put into place in Colombia. It is a Saturday afternoon and a group of children gather in a community hall located in Palmira...

Yes, Racism is Alive in Colombia

October 2, 2020

Advocacy, Colombia, Peace and Non-Violence, SEED

This article is part of a series about racism in Colombia. Read more. “I can’t believe what you say, because I see what you do.” James Baldwin Of course, racism is very much alive in Colombia. To know o...

For What Was, For What Is To Come

September 21, 2020

Advocacy, Colombia, SEED

I believe that one of the most challenging things in life is to understand the meaning of our existence and therefore, the things we do about it. Thinking about how everything could be different as the&nb...

Lessons on systemic racism from Chocó

September 10, 2020

Advocacy, Colombia

This article is part of a series about racism in Colombia. Read more. When I was 26 years old, my husband and I moved to Colombia to participate in MCC’s Seed program. We were placed with the Mennonite Bret...

The Food We Share

Voices of Change Sowing Hope in Latin America: Three Women Weaving Dignified Futures

Voces de Cambio Sembrando Semillas de Esperanza en Latinoamérica: Tres Mujeres Tejiendo Futuros Dignos

“Imagino un mundo … donde mujeres y [niñas] podamos caminar en las calles, trabajar, y convivir … sin miedo” (part 3)

Voices of Change Sowing Hope in Latin America: Three Women Weaving Dignified Futures

Voces de Cambio Sembrando Semillas de Esperanza en Latinoamérica: Tres Mujeres Tejiendo Futuros Dignos

Six Migration Stories from Haiti

MCC Colombia-Ecuador Virtual Learning Tour

Luz: Laughter amidst the tears

Anabaptist churches and organizations respond to violence in Colombia

Partner Spotlight: The Children’s Program in Palmira

Yes, Racism is Alive in Colombia

For What Was, For What Is To Come

Lessons on systemic racism from Chocó

Cuba: A case study on sanctions

A Call for Hope and Continued Peacebuilding from Colombia

A Transformative Agenda on Migration