Country Programs – Page 5

COVID-19: An Opportunity to Rediscover Ourselves

March 31, 2020

In 2019 climate change caused enormous damage to the health, nutrition, and homes of millions of people and put marine life and other ecosystems at risk; concentrations of greenhouse gases like CO2, methane and...

Letter of Support in Response to Death Threats against JUSTAPAZ

March 19, 2020

Advocacy, Colombia, Partner Organization, Peace and Non-Violence

As a faith-based Anabaptist organization with 100 years of work for relief, development and peace, Mennonite Central Committee supports the work of JUSTAPAZ, an Anabaptist organization that has invested more th...

Dreaming of a Better Life

March 17, 2020

Advocacy, Guatemala, Honduras, Learning Tours, Migration, Partner Organization

When one spends two intense weeks driving around Honduras and Guatemala visiting MCC partners who are working with migrants, it’s inspiring and troubling. It’s inspiring to meet with and hear the stories of peo...

El Güegüense, Malcolm Gladwell, and Misunderstandings

January 28, 2020

Advocacy, Nicaragua

Some 300 years ago, 'El Güegüense' was born in Nicaragua. It's a lively satirical play with lots of dance and music, celebrated by Nicaraguans and honored by the UN (UNESCO) list of "intangible cultural herita...

See the Individual

January 7, 2020

Advocacy, Bolivia

Depositing myself (or rather being deposited by God's will) in Bolivia has certainly been interesting. It has been a place to use the knowledge I acquired in university. It's been a place to make crazy leaps ...

The Voice of the People

December 23, 2019

Advocacy, Haiti

Advent has always been my favourite season of the year. The weeks leading up to Christmas are the only time I actually enjoyed the snow and subzero temperatures of my native Winnipeg. I always liked the soft si...

Connection as Sustainability

November 28, 2019

Advocacy, Bolivia, Partner Organization

My coworker told me a story recently of schoolchildren in France who, when asked to draw a picture of chicken, drew pictures of cooked chickens like you would find in your local grocery store or market. Shocked...

Living in Harmony

October 1, 2019

Advocacy, Climate Change, Honduras

Sitting in the dappled sunlight by this remote stream in southern Honduras, it was hard to believe that 20 years ago, there were no trees here at all. In October of 1998, Hurricane Mitch sent a roaring torrent ...

Building a Bridge

September 27, 2019

Advocacy, Migration, Nicaragua, Peace and Non-Violence

It’s well known that relationships can be hard, but they can be even harder when we are trying to establish a relationship between people from different countries, and it’s extremely hard if those countries hav...

Mujeres Valientes

August 7, 2019

Advocacy, Honduras, Partner Organization, Peace and Non-Violence

These five Honduran women are making a large impact in their country. They work with organizations that teach peace workshops, work with victims of domestic violence and minister to troubled youth. I was inspir...

The Food We Share

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

“Yo quisiera que termine toda esa violencia” El Día de la Eliminación de la Violencia contra la Mujer (part 2)

Día Internacional de la Eliminación de la Violencia Contra la Mujer (parte 1)