MCC is looking for Nepali unmarried youth (18-30 yrs) who are passionate about peace and community service to serve in 11-month service learning terms from August 2022 to July 2023. Participants live in a new culture while serving in places like schools, farms, NGOs and day cares. Placements are in countries where MCC works around the … More Applications Now Open for 2022-2023 Young Adult International Service Program

In Canada, where I grew up, there is a saying that parents tell their children when those children are complaining about going to school. The parent will look at the child and say, “You know, when I was a child, I had to walk to school for 1 hour! To and from school in my … More Up Hill Both Ways

As the global pandemic has continued on, many have acknowledged that the impacts of COVID-19 go beyond the physical body. People all over the world are experiencing higher levels of depression and anxiety, and these conditions are exacerbated by isolation and a near constant sense of uncertainty about the future. This is a story of … More Mental Health Support in the time of COVID – A Story from KOSHISH

Article written by Dhiraj Adhikari, Climate advocacy intern, Center for Sustainable Climate Solutions. Article originally published at Third Way Cafe. Climate change is affecting communities all around the world, including those in Nepal where Mennonite Central Committee has worked since the 1960s. According to Durga Sunchiuri, program coordinator for MCC in Nepal, the communities he … More Climate Change in Nepal: How Those in the U.S. Can Help

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This year, Mennonite Central Committee recognizes its 100 years of relief, development and peacebuilding service around the world!  While MCC has been registered as an INGO in Nepal for just over 10 years, MCC first began sending volunteers from North America to Nepal in 1956.  Most of these volunteers were seconded to UMN and INF, … More MCC’s 100 Year Anniversary!