Country Programs – Page 12

Climate Change and Hands of Resistance in Bolivia

May 10, 2017

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

May 5, 2017

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

May 3, 2017

Advocacy, Colombia, Peace and Non-Violence

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?

April 26, 2017

Advocacy, Climate Change, Nicaragua, Rural Justice

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

April 19, 2017

Advocacy, Climate Change, Haiti, Rural Justice

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

April 17, 2017

Advocacy, Colombia, Peace and Non-Violence

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

April 14, 2017

Advocacy, Bolivia, Mining Justice, Peace and Non-Violence

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

April 6, 2017

Advocacy, Climate Change, Country Programs

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...

Dinner with a Curandero on Mexico’s Southern Border

March 29, 2017

Advocacy, Mexico, Migration, Rural Justice

Lindsey Frye is a member of Laurel Street Mennonite Church in Lancaster, PA. She is currently living in Chiapas, Mexico with her husband Chris, and daughters Ramona and Ruthie. She works as an Ecumenism Promote...

Reading Jorge Montes and Louise Penny in Villa de Leyva

March 22, 2017

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

Anna Vogt is the Latin America and Caribbean Regional Advocacy and Context Analyst for Mennonite Central Committee. March 11 was the 17th anniversary of Mampujan’s displacement and the massacre in Las Brisas...

The Food We Share

Las piedras claman – Peace Camp, Akron | 10 al 15 de marzo

Stones Cry Out: Reflecting on Peace Camp, Akron | March 10-15

Earth Day 2025: Cultivating and consolidating peace in Colombia

Climate Change and Hands of Resistance in Bolivia

A Year in Nicaragua

Being a Peacemaker in Colombia

What’s to Celebrate this Earth Day?

A Regional Gathering of Food Producers and Change-Makers from Latin America & Haiti

A Whole Other Colombia

A Cross of Silver: Prayers from Bolivia

The Food We Share

Dinner with a Curandero on Mexico’s Southern Border

Reading Jorge Montes and Louise Penny in Villa de Leyva

Cuba: A case study on sanctions

A Call for Hope and Continued Peacebuilding from Colombia

A Transformative Agenda on Migration