Manos a la Tierra, 2016
Emily Bowman is the Connecting Peoples Coordinator with MCC Honduras.
“And so we went on hunger strike,” says Pastor Pedro Calix to a hushed roomful of Honduran Mennonite young adults.
"We had explored our...
Cultivating new opportunity: MCC supports Haitian farmers’ to supply local food to school feeding programs.
Rebecca Shetler Fast is the Haiti co-representative. This article is part of our ongoing series on food security and climate change.
MCC is working in Haiti support both farmers and vulnerable school childr...
Climate Change and Hands of Resistance in Bolivia
Rebekah Nimtz is an MCC Service Worker in the cross-roads, bread-basket city of Cochabamba, Bolivia. This blog post is part of our series on climate change and food security.
Several years ago in Bolivia du...
A Year in Nicaragua
Laura Miller is from Arlington, Kansas and is serving with MCC's SALT program in Nicaragua. In the photo, Laura is pictured with Reyna Lumbí, the administrator for CINAFE. Photo by Jonathan Charles.
Today,...
Being a Peacemaker in Colombia
Carolina Santana is from São Paulo, Brazil and is currently serving with the Seed program in Colombia. This post was originally published on the Seed blog.
February 26th marks one year since I arrived in C...
What’s to Celebrate this Earth Day?
Stephanie McDonald is a senior policy advisor at the Canadian Foodgrains Bank. The Foodgrains Bank helps farmers in the developing world adapt to climate change through its Climate Fund. Go to http://foodgrains...
A Regional Gathering of Food Producers and Change-Makers from Latin America & Haiti
Anna Vogt is MCC's Regional Advocacy and Context Analyst for the Latin America and Caribbean region. This article is part of our food security and climate change series.
“The richness of this encounter is n...
A Whole Other Colombia
Anna Vogt is the Latin America and Caribbean Regional Advocacy and Context Analyst. This post was originally published on Anna's personal blog.
My post-accord Bogota feels about the same as pre-peace accord...
A Cross of Silver: Prayers from Bolivia
Steve Plenert is the co-representative for MCC Bolivia.
As we approach Easter there can be a strong urge to look past the crucifixion and jump to the resurrection. At least I was feeling that this year. M...
The Food We Share
Anna Vogt is the Latin America and Caribbean Regional Advocacy and Context Analyst.
The struggle for food security is a struggle that requires solidarity, organization and unity to consolidate strategies for m...