Country Programs – Page 9

Volcanoes, Displacement, and Guatemalan History

June 26, 2018

Jack Lesniewski is the co-representative for MCC Guatemala-El Salvador. It’s been almost three weeks since Volcan del Fuego erupted in Guatemala. It was supposed to be a lazy Sunday afternoon and returning...

Education from Colombia to Nicaragua

June 7, 2018

Advocacy, Nicaragua, Peace and Non-Violence

Jenny Silva is an educator with MCC Nicaragua partner, Accion Medica Cristiana. Jenny works in violence and bullying prevention with schools and communities in Bluefields, on the Atlantic Coast of Nicaragua. Sh...

Mediators and Replicas: PPyJ

May 30, 2018

Advocacy, Honduras, Peace and Non-Violence

Emily Bowman is the former Connecting Peoples Coordinator in Honduras. In the photo, children practice a relaxation and breathing technique for de-stressing, led by Damaris Guaza Sandoval and the mediators A...

Moving Beyond “It’s Complicated”: A Mexican History Lesson from Chiapas

May 23, 2018

Advocacy, Mexico, Migration

Quinn Brenneke is a SALTer working with MCC Mexico partner Voces Mesoamericanas. This post was originally published on Quinn's newsletter. The simple answer I often give to many of the questions I get about...

Even planting trees was a political act: MCC in military-governed Haiti, 1987 to 1994

May 9, 2018

Advocacy, Haiti, Peace and Non-Violence, Rural Justice

Annalee Giesbrecht is the MCC Haiti Advocacy and Communications Co-ordinator. You can find more stories about MCC Haiti's 60 years of work on the MCC Haiti blog. Lesreste Sidort started working for MCC in 1...

Peace Buttons and Education

May 2, 2018

Advocacy, Colombia, Peace and Non-Violence

Anna Vogt is the Latin America and Caribbean Regional Advocacy and Context Analyst. As we boarded the bus, José David Valencia handed us all “gestores de paz” buttons to pin to our shirts. We were on our wa...

Blossoms and Bread

April 25, 2018

Advocacy, Mexico, Migration

Anna Vogt is the Latin America and Caribbean Regional Advocacy and Context Analyst. This reflection was originally published on Anna’s personal blog. When people greet each other in the Indigenous language o...

Nicaragua Food Diaries, Part 1: The Quesillo

April 18, 2018

Advocacy, Nicaragua, Peace and Non-Violence

Julie Aeschliman is the Education Program Coordinator for MCC Nicaragua. "Have you eaten a quesillo? “What do you think of the quesillo?” “The quesillo here is the best - they don't know how to make qu...

Migration: Who Decides?

April 11, 2018

Advocacy, Migration, Nicaragua

Derrick Charles is the co-representative for MCC Nicaragua and Costa Rica. This post was first published on his personal blog. In the evenings while the kids lay down to fall asleep, I've gotten into the ro...

Extra Vocabulary Required in Some Corners of Mexico

March 20, 2018

Advocacy, Mexico, Peace and Non-Violence

Quinn Brenneke is a SALTer working with MCC Mexico partner Voces Mesoamericanas. When I had the choice to take a language class in 7th grade, my dad’s wisdom was to learn Spanish. He predicted what has beco...

The Food We Share

Earth Day 2025: Cultivating and consolidating peace in Colombia

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