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Articles : Mennonite Central Committee

As turmoil rises, MCC’s Somalia aid continues

AKRON, Pa. — Turmoil in Somalia escalated in the last year due to increased political insecurity, drought, flooding and the rising prospect of famine. The United Nations considers Somalia to be suffering the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.

Mennonite Central Committee has supported SAACID, a Somali women’s organization, for more than a decade.
MCC boosts humanitarian aid to Gaza in wake of attacks

WINNIPEG, Man. — Mennonite Central Committee is committing an additional $15,000 for emergency food assistance in Gaza following Israel’s aerial bombardment of the impoverished region.
MCC launches Seed, a program for young adults

AKRON, Pa. — Mennonite Central Committee is launching Seed, a two-year program for participants age 20 to 30 composed of international teams focusing on service, reflection and advocacy. It will begin in Colombia and expand to other locations.

MCC ready to live with leaner times

AKRON, Pa. — Mennonite Central Committee is preparing for leaner times but remains optimistic that a faithful constituency and diverse sources of income will lessen the impact of the economic downturn and unpredictable exchange rates.

Global food crisis gets personal

NEW YORK — Forty-one students from Mennonite colleges, universities and congregations in Canada and the United States participated in a seminar on food issues Oct. 30-Nov. 1.

Traveling quilt raises money for houses in Bangladesh

BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. — A quilt featuring children’s pictures of houses has finished its tour of nine relief sales, raising most of $71,840 at those sales for Mennonite Central Committee to build new homes in Bangladesh.

MCC sends aid, builds relations in Congo

AKRON, Pa. – Mennonite Central Committee will provide $280,000 in aid to people affected by war in the eastern region of Congo, where escalating violence is driving hundreds of thousands from their homes.

MCC launches multimillion-dollar appeal for southern Sudan

AKRON, Pa. — Mennonite Central Committee is launching a 10-year, multimillion-dollar campaign to help people in southern Sudan recover from a devastating civil war.

Ten Thousand Villages Canada leader dies

NEW HAMBURG, Ont. — Marv Frey, a leader with a longstanding commitment to Mennonite Central Committee and Ten Thousand Villages, died at his home Oct. 19.

Little house looms large at Oregon MCC festival

ALBANY, Ore. — A little house of wood and galvanized metal sheeting took center stage Oct. 11 at the Oregon Mennonite Festival for World Relief.