With the escalating violence in Lebanon, people’s lives are in danger and the need for basic necessities is great. MCC partners have mobilized in central Lebanon and Beirut to help, providing meals, hygiene items, bedding, health services, hot meals and psychosocial support for children.
 
Every donation made by Canadians to a Humanitarian Coalition member is matched to a maximum of $3 million until November 3, 2024. MCC participates in the Humanitarian Coalition through our membership in Canadian Foodgrains Bank.
 
You can give through our offerings - by cheque or cash and note on the offering envelope “Lebanon Crisis”, or by e-transfer and enter “Lebanon Crisis” in message box. Thank you for your gifts in this difficult time in Lebanon.

In the years after the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi — which turned neighbors against neighbors, friends against friends, and in which moderate Hutus were also killed — Rwandan and international organizations started various peacebuilding initiatives. 
 
And, Francine Muhawenimana explains, “Even the children, they have conflict between them,” which can lead to arguments, theft and even physical altercations in schools.
 
The organization she works for, MCC partner Transformational Leadership Center (TLC), saw an opportunity to rewrite this narrative. Seeking to instill a culture of peace and a lifelong love of reading in children, TLC opened its first peace library in 2005. Today, the organization runs six libraries across Rwanda.
 
In addition to activities like these, children partake in peace debates. They are presented with a topic, and with a stance to take on it. They research the topic using library resources, and then practice public speaking skills when they state their case to their peers.
 
Mennonite Central Committee: Relief, development and peace in the name of Christ
https://mcc.org/our-stories/novel-approach-peacebuilding
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Happy National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM)! Each October, NDEAM shines a spotlight on disability-inclusive employment and its impact.
The Raw Carrot provides supported employment for people living with disabilities and mental illness. Jobs are a sustainable means to address poverty and livelihood insecurity through a hand UP (instead of a handout).  
You can buy our great soups at MCC Thrift on Grantham! https://therawcarrot.com/