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Education

Computers for Kenya

MCC is launching a project to provide more than 50 schools in Kenya with 500 used computers, about eight to 10 computers for each school.

THis project is a partnership between MCC Kenya and Lari Memorial Peace Museum in the Lari District of Kenya.  The Lari Museum promotes inter-ethnic dialogue and peace education in schools.

Kenya has 42 major tribes and the Lari Museum is starting peace clubs in at least one larger primary or secondary school in each tribe to build bridges of communication across tribal boundaries.

You can help

Donate a used computer

Minimum requirements of computers and laptops

  • 700MHz x 86processor
  • 384 MB of system memory (RAM)
  • 8 GB of disk space
  • Graphics card capable of 1024 x 768 resolution
  • Sound card
  • A network or internet connection port
  • Working monitors are welcome

 

If you have questions about the suitability of your computer please contact your nearest MCC office at 1-888-622-6337.

Contribute to shipping costs

$20 covers the cost of shipping one computer.  Donations to cover the cost of shipping the computers are welcome and can be made online or at your nearest MCC Office. 

Drop-Off locations

Call your local MCC for the nearest drop-off point .

 

For more information contact your nearest MCC Office.

 

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Peace

Pursuing peace

Peace and justice are at the heart of MCC's work. People around the world are building peace, often at great risk to their own lives. Christians are called to model Jesus' example of courageous peacemaking, and MCC workers and projects support people making peace across the globe.

 

MCC Canada's Peace Ministries programs encourage reflection, action and witness for peace and justice in church and society.
 

Pursuing Peace: The Essence of Mennonite Central Committee

A 40-page primer on peace theology and practice, including questions for reflection. Read More...

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Education

Ready to learn
 
Throughout the world, children and young people are ready to learn. But education remains out of reach for many – too tragically often because families can’t pay school fees or buy supplies or uniforms, because students must work or because schools don’t have enough classrooms or funds for teachers.
 
MCC supports creative, community-based education through the Global Family education sponsorship program. Each year MCC provides more than 100,000 school kits, which include pencils, notebooks and other items, to students around the world. MCC also has a number of workers in education-related assignments – from leading English classes in China or Egypt to teaching in high schools in Zambia. More about Global Family.
 
 
 
When parents and schools cannot afford basic school supplies, notebooks and pencils become precious commodities. Make an MCC school kit. 
 
MCC often has international and local education-related assignments available. Explore MCC service opportunities.

 

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MCC Alberta

MCC Manitoba: CoSA, El'Dad Ranch, Open Circle, Voices for Non-Violence

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Resources

 

 

Books

 

     Peace Buttons

Curriculum

      Postcards, Packets, etc

DVDs

     Prayer and Worship Materials
Newsletters     Websites

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For more information about any of the resouces you see here, contact peace@mennonitecc.ca.

 

 

 

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Websites

 

MCC Peace programs in Canada
 
 
 

Other Organizations

Christian Peacemaker Teams
Christian Peacemaker Teams is a violence reduction program of Mennonites, Brethren and Friends. It sends trained teams of unarmed peacemakers into conflict situations in various parts of the world.

KAIROS
Ecumenical Justice Initiatives is the peace and justice coalition of the Canadian churches. MCC Canada is a member of KAIROS.

Peace and Justice Support Network of Mennonite Church USA
This site provides numerous suggestions for worship, action and advocacy on a wide range of issues.

Project Ploughshares
Project Ploughshares is a Canadian peace and disarmament organization sponsored by the Canadian Council of Churches. Ploughshares does research on the arms trade, human security and the links between militarism and underdevelopment. MCC Canada is a member of Project Ploughshares.

Mennonite Church Canada
Mennonite Church Canada is one of the member conferences of MCC. Its Resource Centre has an excellent selection of peace resource materials.

The Thirdway Cafe
The Thirdway Cafe is a program of Mennonite Media of the Mennonite Mission Network. It describes why Mennonites are committed to peace, and offers stories about Mennonite peacemakers from around the world.

 

For more information about any of the resouces you see here, contact peace@mennonitecc.ca.

 

 

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Fast for Change

Friday, October 16th is World Food Day, which celebrates the day the Food and Agricultural Organization was founded in Quebec City in 1945. It is now observed annually in some 150 countries. Churches across the country will do their part by joining together in A DAY OF FASTING AND REFLECTING on how we are connected to issues of food injustice and hunger.

By participating in Fast for Change you are joining with Christians all over Canada, united by our belief that hunger in a world of such abundance is a matter of injustice. We live in a world where climate changes and unfair trade policies affect the more than 900 million people who are chronically malnourished. The coexistence of abundance and abject poverty imply some changes are necessary to our daily life. As followers of Jesus, we are being called to respond in prayer and action.

 

For more information and to learn how you can participate, visit www.fastforchange.ca.

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Kairos: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives

KAIROS unites Canadian churches and religious organizations in a faithful ecumenical response to the call to “do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God” (Micah 6:8).

Informed by biblical teaching, KAIROS deliberates on issues of common concern, striving to be a prophetic voice in the public sphere.

Inspired by a vision of God’s compassionate justice, KAIROS advocates for social change, amplifying and strengthening the public witness of its members.

Responding to Christ by engaging in social transformation, KAIROS empowers the people of God and is empowered by them to live out their faith in action for justice and peace, joining with those of goodwill in Canada and around the world.

KAIROS works with its members, partners, and community based networks across Canada in the following areas:

  • Ecological justice
  • Solidarity in Canada
  • Human rights and trade
  • Grassroots action for global justice grounded in the local community

 

For more information go to www.kairoscanada.org.

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IVEP

The International Volunteer Exchange Program (IVEP) is a vocational and cultural exchange program. International young adults between the ages of 18 - 30 from 30 countries, come to Canada and the United States for one year, from early August until the following July.

The goals of this program are to:

  • Promote international peace and reconciliation
  • Help participants understand themselves and others better
  • Promote international goodwill, understanding and friendship
  • Increase a sense of personal involvement and responsibility in a world of interrelated peoples
  • Strengthen bonds of Christian fellowship
  • Broaden horizons and views
  • Correct stereotypes and misconceptions about other peoples
  • Help participants gain vocational skills through a volunteer work placement.

 

 For more information contact: ivep@mennonitecc.ca

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Victims' Voice

 

Victims' Voice seeks to address the revictimization of victims in the criminal justice system, to create understanding about victims among practitioners who work within the system and to give emotional and informational support directly to victims through victim-centered programs.

Victims' Voice does this by offering training programs about understanding victims of crime and by participating in advocating for victims' rights.

For more information contact victimsvoice@mennonitecc.ca.

 

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