Country Programs – Page 2

5-Part Series: International Day of Peace and Nonviolence (part 3)

September 27, 2024

Advocacy, central america, Country Programs, Guatemala, International Day of Nonviolence, International Day of Peace, LACA Reads, MCC, Partner Organization, Peace and Non-Violence, SEED, Women and Peace

La resistencia sigue… Por: Febe Madrigal El reloj marcaba las 9:30 de la mañana cuando las semilleras nos encaminábamos a tener nuestro retiro de equipo, el primer punto en agenda era apoyar el plant...

5-Part Series: International Day of Peace and Nonviolence (part 1)

September 23, 2024

Advocacy, Country Programs, Guatemala, International Day of Nonviolence, International Day of Peace, Women and Peace

43 years ago, the United Nations announced that every year on September 21, the world would come together and recognize a common desire and commitment to build a more peaceful world. This day has become known ...

Moving Forward in the Midst of Sorrow

May 22, 2023

Advocacy, Guatemala, Migration

One of the things that haunts me most at Casa del Migrante ‘Scalabrini’ - Guatemala (CdMSG) is the journey ahead that people traveling north will encounter as they leave CdMSG, continue through Mexico, a...

Noemy Portillo Condori: Dedication, Discipline, Commitment, and Perseverance

March 7, 2023

Advocacy, Bolivia, Rural Justice, SEED

The Interdisciplinary Integral Development Program (PRODII) commemorates Women's Day as a day in which the spaces of intervention where women have a voice continue to increase. Women full of tenacity and s...

Five women inspiring me in Bolivia

March 7, 2023

Advocacy, Boliva, Bolivia, Advocacy, Peace and Non-Violence, Peace and Non-Violence

It’s not hard to find women in Bolivia that inspire me and who are inspiring others in their community. MCC is brimming with partners around the world who put women to the forefront and create spaces for women...

First person: Gabriel Acarapi Chuca

November 8, 2022

Advocacy, Bolivia, Climate Change, Rural Justice

I grew up in a community where my grandfather was a farmer and, like most of us here, we belong to an Indigenous community. We’ve been brought up knowing that we need to wake up early and help on the farm and ...

Walking Together: Notes from MCC LACA’s 2022 Indigenous Peoples Encounter

October 10, 2022

Advocacy, Bolivia, Climate Change, Guatemala, Mexico, Migration, Mining Justice, Partner Organization, Peace and Non-Violence, Rural Justice, Urban Peacebuilding

In 1491, the territory that we now call the Americas was full of communities of many colours and sounds, of flourishing art, with sophisticated and diverse food production and complex political systems and all...

On shaky ground: How climate change is making life more complex for rural farmers in Bolivia

September 5, 2022

Advocacy, Bolivia, Climate Change

After our second visit of the day, we took a moment to sit, eat and chat more with members of the Chucarasi community in Norte de Potosí (North of Potosí), Bolivia. After we finished a full meal of freshly gro...

Clean Water in Ochomogo

May 16, 2022

Advocacy, Climate Change, Migration, Nicaragua

Over the last few months, I have had the opportunity to visit and get to know several rural communities in Nicaragua. On one particular visit with my coworkers, I had a chance to sit down and talk with a few w...

Six Migration Stories from Haiti

February 8, 2022

Advocacy, Colombia, Haiti, Mexico, Migration

1: RETURN I came back to Haiti just as it seemed like everyone was leaving. The arrivals section of the airport, normally packed shoulder-to-shoulder with people awaiting their loved ones, was almost desert...

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