Lessons from cholera in Haiti / guest Cate Friesen
Relief, development and podcast
Release Date: 05/19/2020
Emergency supplies arrive in Ukraine / MCC staff Nadiya
Relief, development and podcast
It’s been over five months since the Russian military invaded Ukraine and, because of the war, supply chains in-country have been disrupted. Many essential items are difficult to find. Recently, a shipment of emergency supplies sent from the United States and Canada arrived in Ukraine and are being distributed to the people who need it most. Today on the show, MCC staff Nadiya (full name not used for security reasons) shares an update on MCC's response in Ukraine and answers some frequently asked questions about the recent supply shipment. Full transcript available here:...
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The hunger crisis / Andy Harrington from CFGB
Relief, development and podcast
Right now, around the world hundreds of millions of people go to bed hungry. 50 million have exhausted all options and are teetering on the edge of famine. That’s up from 27 million in 2019 before the pandemic began. A substantial increase. Today on the show, we’re bringing you a bonus episode about the hunger crisis. Our guest is Andy Harrington, Executive Director of Canadian Foodgrains Bank, also known as CFGB. Canadian donors can donate here: US donors can donate here: Full transcript and show notes here:
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Imagining better futures / Sibonokuhle Ncube on climate change and faith
Relief, development and podcast
Dr. Sibonokuhle Ncube says climate change chose her since she learned as a child that people in her rural village in Zimbabwe suffered from drought and hunger. But today she doesn't focus on all that is broken and what to fear, she focuses her energy on working towards a better future. You're going to want to listen to this one... Full transcript and show notes here:
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Pressure on top of pressure in Haiti / Conversation with Rony and Naomi, MCC staff in Haiti
Relief, development and podcast
We talk with Rony Janvier, MCC Haiti rep, and Naomi Docilait, program director, about the current unpredictability in Haiti. Gang violence, natural disasters and climate change are all factors making life difficult for a vulnerable population. Transcript
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"No road is safe" / Asiyah and Desalegn on the civil war in Ethiopia
Relief, development and podcast
While it has barely made the news, the northern part of Ethiopia has entered its 17th month of civil war. On this episode we hear from two Ethiopians––Asiyah Mohammed, a pastoralist, who fled the Afar region after a shell landed near her home and Desalegn Abebe Ejo, a pastor from Addis Ababa who recently travelled to the conflict zones to supply emergency aid. Full transcript and show notes here:
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“I understood that we are refugees now” / Anna from Ukraine
Relief, development and podcast
For years Anna (full name not used for security reasons), an MCC staff person, supported people who were displaced from the fighting in eastern Ukraine. Now she is one of those people and, in this bonus episode, she shares a bit of what it was like to quickly pack up and leave her home behind. Full transcript and show notes here:
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The state of refugee sponsorship / Interview with Kaylee Perez
Relief, development and podcast
On this episode we're talking about refugee sponsorship with Kaylee Perez, MCC Canada's migration and resettlement associate. She talks about how relationships between people from different cultural backgrounds can be powerfully transformative. She also shares what the work of sponsorship has been like during the pandemic, and how Canadian government plans for Ukrainian refugees are a departure from the norm. Full transcript and show notes available here:
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"I couldn't believe it" / An update from Ukraine with partner Maxym Oliferovski
Relief, development and podcast
In this bonus episode, we get an update from Maxym Oliferovski, program director for an MCC partner in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. He and his wife decided to stay to help distribute emergency supplies and help other people evacuate. At the time of recording, they were less than 100 km from the front lines of the conflict, with things changing hour by hour. Full transcript and show notes available here: https://mcc.org/sites/mcc.org/files/media/episode_23-ukraine.pdf
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Leaving Afghanistan / Stories by Sadia and Najia
Relief, development and podcast
On this episode of “Relief, Development and Podcast,” we’re bringing you the stories of Sadia and Najia––two people from Afghanistan who left their homes and now live in Canada. Full names not used for security reasons. Transcript and show notes available here: https://mcc.org/sites/mcc.org/files/media/episode_22-leaving_afghanistan_1.pdf
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Migration and Family / A personal story from Lynette Madrigal
Relief, development and podcast
On this bonus episode, Lynette tells us her story of growing up with an undocumented parent, and how that experience of having a migrant narrative has shaped her path. Serving alongside migrants today in Guatemala, she finds compassion through listening to peoples stories and finds it expands her view of what it means to be a migrant. Transcript here:
info_outlineOn the first episode of this new podcast, MCC staff Annalee Giesbrecht and Paul Fast share the story of how, several years ago, MCC partners contributed to the elimination of cholera cases in two remote communities in Haiti. The two talk about how these lessons can be applied to a COVID-19 response.
Professional storyteller Cate Friesen joins host Scott Campbell to talk about her work, some of the influential people she's met along the way, and how holding a human brain shaped the way she understands storytelling.
MCC worker Wendy Vado in Nicaragua ends the episode with her story of a "magic hammock."