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Religion in the Service of Humanity

Published On: February 13, 2023

YGM 2023: March 12. Your Mission & Service gifts help leaders in the Middle East and across the world collaborate and promote peaceful dialogue.

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Empowering Women to Be Agents of Change

Published On: February 13, 2023

YGM 2023: March 5. The Association of Strong Women Alone (ASWA), which your Mission & Service gifts support, made all the difference for Maina.

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Young women and girls attend a class at the Morogoro Women's Training Centre

Capacity Building and Empowerment of Adolescent Mothers in Tanzania

Published On: February 10, 2023

For International Development Week 2023 (February 5-11) The United Church of Canada highlights Mission & Service Partners who are contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals.

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Old Barns United Goes Net Zero with Zero Dollars

Published On: February 9, 2023

For International Development Week 2023 (February 5-11) The United Church of Canada highlights Mission & Service Partners who are contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals.

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Dora Alicia Sorto School Farm and Agroecology Project

Published On: February 8, 2023

The United Church of Canada is partnering with the Association of Economic and Social Development Santa Marta (ADES), the Manitoba Council for International Cooperation, and a Seeds of Hope grant from the United Church of Canada Foundation to train rural families to grow food through the Dora Alicia Sorto School Farm Project.

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Women Empowerment with MECC in Jordan

Published On: February 7, 2023

The Middle East Council of Churches in Jordan empowers women and develops their capabilities to overcome the daily difficulties and challenges they face.

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HERD participants tend their community garden

Improving Lives and Livelihoods of Rural Farmers

Published On: February 6, 2023

Through longer term agriculture and livelihoods projects, the National Council of Churches of Kenya and the Zimbabwe Council of Churches empower communities by providing training on conservation agriculture, gender equality, and savings and loans groups to rural farmers.

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Logo: 40 Days of Engagement with Anti-Racism

Update: 40 Days of Engagement on Anti-Racism

Published On: January 20, 2023

YGM 2023: February 19. Your Mission & Service gifts support expanding the 40 Days of Engagement on Anti-Racism initiative each year, amplifying voices and encouraging deep reflection.

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Protecting Love around the World: Michael Blair’s Work

Published On: December 20, 2022

YGM 2023: May 7. The United Church of Canada recognizes that all love―including Two Spirit or LGBTQIA+ relationships―is holy and blessed by God. But those rights do not exist in many parts of the world today.

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Fighting Racism at Home and Abroad: Adele Halliday’s Work

Published On: December 20, 2022

YGM 2023: February 5. Your gifts to Mission & Service support educational initiatives, programs, and partners that work hard to dismantle racism.

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