Country Programs – Page 21

The Great Mission: From Syria to Latin America

October 12, 2015

Oscar Woo-Calvachi is the co-representative of MCC's Mexico country program (the following does not necessarily represent the position of MCC). From the Western revolutions in Syria (or Libya) and the creation...

Ayotzinapa: Not Resigned to Oblivion or Silence

September 26, 2015

Advocacy, Mexico, Peace and Non-Violence

José Luis Beltran is a journalist who graduated from the School of Journalism Carlos Septien Garcia. He is interested in social issues and has three years of experience working in Mexico Evaluates, an organisat...

New Jerusalem

September 22, 2015

Advocacy, El Salvador, Guatemala, Peace and Non-Violence, Rural Justice, Uncategorized

Portion of a Sermon led by Krista Loewen and David Epp in the Wildwood Mennonite Church, in Canada. It was inspired on their experience in one of our Learning tours in Guatemala and El Salvador, where they acco...

As If

September 15, 2015

Advocacy, Colombia, Guatemala, Migration, Peace and Non-Violence

Anna Vogt is the MCC LACA Advocacy and Policy Analyst. This post was originally published on Anna’s personal blog. When I used to sit on street corners in Mampujan and drink apple flavoured pink pop wi...

Refugee Peacemakers

September 8, 2015

Advocacy, Colombia, Migration

Omar and I welcoming the students to the Mennonite Church. Photo by Aziz Abdul. David Sulewski, together with his wife Tibrine da Fonesca, works with MCC in Quito, Ecuador, coordinating the Refugee Project, a ...

Gender Inequality and the Journey of Migrant Women

August 24, 2015

Advocacy, Guatemala, Migration

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Young people performing a drama during the service week activity. Nancy Sabas, is the Connecting Peoples Coordinator for MCC Guatemala/El Salvador. She is originally from Honduras. Each year, the Connect...

ELECTIONS: AN OCCASION FOR PRAYER FOR HAITI

August 20, 2015

Action Alerts, Haiti

Katharine Oswald, together with her husband Ted Oswald, works with MCC Haiti as the Policy Analyst & Advocacy Coordinator. This post was originally published on Ted and Katharine’s personal blog. This a...

Jello for Breakfast, Rice the Rest of the Time

August 18, 2015

Advocacy, Colombia, Rural Justice

Lettuce, but no rice! Anna Vogt is the MCC LACA Advocacy and Policy Analyst. This post was originally published on Anna's personal blog. Every lunch and dinner at the conference last month included a g...

How it works: Developing a peace program in Honduras

August 13, 2015

Advocacy, Honduras, Peace and Non-Violence

Republished from A Common Place, Summer 2015 July 3, 2015 - Emily Loewen MCC photo/Nina Linton Belinda Rodriguez is the director of Proyecto Paz y Justicia, an MCC partner in Honduras. ...

First Person: José Fernández

August 13, 2015

Advocacy, General, Honduras, Peace and Non-Violence

Republished from A Common Place, Summer 2015 June 26, 2015 - As told to Emily Loewen Nina Linton José Fernández sits in a courtyard. I’m the pastor at Vida en Abundancia Iglesia Eva...

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