In North Korea, MCC works with First Steps - a Christian humanitarian organization.  
First Steps seeks to prevent and alleviate childhood malnutrition in North Korea through programs which provide essential nutrients to young children, babies, pregnant, and lactating mothers. First Steps has the rare and privileged opportunity of continuing our humanitarian aid in the DPRK over many years and through many challenges.
 
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https://www.firststepscanada.org/soymilk

Imagine walking hours for the water you need for drinking, cooking or cleaning. Thanks to MCC projects, this is changing for many communities around the world.
 
This Christmas, give the gift that changes lives, like the gift of clean water. Learn more by reading through your MCC Gift Guide or visit mcc.org/Christmas
 
MCC – Relief, development, and peace in the name of Christ

It’s always a good time for Raw Carrot Soup. It’s not raw, and there are many kinds. The top seller is their chicken noodle. Currently you can buy this soup at the MCC Thrift Store on Granthan. After December 19, while the shop is being renovated, Raw Carrot Soup will be available at the Niagara MCC Office at 505 Carlton St.
https://therawcarrot.com/
 
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Thanks to a long-term effort across MCC offices in Ontario and Zambia, a restorative justice curriculum has been embraced at more than 100 correctional facilities in Zambia and Malawi.
“It has been truly inspiring to see how the concepts of restorative justice approaches and practice have been a catalyst that has sparked a new path forward within the prison systems and communities in Zambia and Malawi,” says Friesen. “This story of change gives me tremendous hope that restorative justice can also be a tool for building peace within our justice systems in Canada.”
Read the full story at https://mcc.org/our-stories/witnessing-seeds-peace-blossom
 
MCC – Relief, development, and peace in the name of Christ

When Youssef Khater fled Syria with his family nearly two decades ago, he never expected he would find the kind of community he now has at the Kildonan MCC Thrift Shop in Winnipeg, Man.
 
He originally applied to volunteer at the thrift shop as a way to earn some experience that would bolster his resume, but the shop’s volunteer coordinator, Lindsay Dyck, says it was clear quickly that experience or not, Khater had all the qualities an employer would want to see.
 
“When Youssef [who is deaf] started volunteering, even though we couldn’t communicate that easily, it was so clear what a kind, positive and hard-working attitude he has,” she says. “He had been volunteering for a few months when a paid position in our warehouse opened up and it felt like an obvious choice to consider him for that role.”
 
Khater was hired for the position of receiver in the shop's warehouse and has been thriving in the role ever since. Read the full story here. https://mcc.org/our-stories/finding-new-life-winnipeg-thrift-shop
 
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