More than just solidarity
Charissa Zehr is the Legislative Associate for International Affairs in MCC U.S.’ Washington Office. She recently visited Casa Migrante on a trip with other MCC advocacy staff to better understand the context o...
Peacemaking through Connecting Peoples
Andrew Claassen is the Connecting Peoples Coordinator for MCC Nicaragua.
As I work with young people from around the world while they navigate life here in Nicaragua, I am primarily focused on things runnin...
Milpa Living
Anna Vogt is the Latin America and Caribbean Regional Advocacy and Context Analyst. ...
Creativity Confronts Climate Change on Colombia’s Coast
Leanna Buisman lives and works in the Colombian community of Pichilin, as part of the Seed program. This article is part of our series on food security and climate change.
The challenges and complexity of c...
Spring Up Oh Well
Anna Vogt is the Latin America and Caribbean Regional Advocacy and Context Analyst. This reflection was originally published on Anna’s personal blog.
When I was a little girl, one of my favourite songs to si...
Breaking the Silence: Addressing Gender-based and Sexual Violence in Bolivia
Rebekah Nimtz is an MCC Service Worker in the cross-roads, bread-basket city of Cochabamba, Bolivia.
*This article deals with a difficult subject matter and contains examples of violence. *
I noticed whil...
Lessons in Tortilla Making from Nicaragua
Steve Gisel is MCC Nicaragua's agricultural coordinator. This article is part of our ongoing series on food security and climate change.
Corn and beans are staple foods here in Nicaragua. I don’t believe tha...
Surrendering control, improving outcomes: Learning an engineering of accompaniment
Riley Mulhern is the technical WASH advisor for a Bolivian NGO and a Mennonite Central Committee Seed worker addressing issues of contamination and water quality in rural indigenous communities in Oruro, Bolivi...
Restoring Compassion to the (Im)Migration Conversation
Sara Ritchie-Helmuth is the Connecting People Coordinator with MCC Guatemala.
The U.S. has historically honored and respected those who have journeyed to new lands—notable figures such as Christopher Columb...
Climate change and food security in Latin America and the Caribbean
Darrin Yoder is regional disaster coordinator for Central America and Haiti with MCC. He lives in Managua, Nicaragua. This article was first published in Intersections and is part of our ongoing series on food ...