OCTOBER 2007

How to get to Toronto?
MEDA makes it easy with various transportation options. Click here for more information.

You won’t want to miss this …

Business as a Calling: Trust in a World of Change, MEDA’s convention, is coming up soon – Nov. 1-4. In addition to the many exciting sessions, tours and speakers, you’ll also want to be there for …

- the announcement of a major new partnership with a credit union;

- how MEDA did last year; and,

- why investment is an exciting thing for people living in poverty. Attend the investment reception and find out!

Call (717)560-6546 to register to attend individual sessions.
Register online at www.businessasacalling.org



You can register online at www.businessasacalling.org

 

Travels with mi abuelo

During his winter school break, Kyle Teasdale, 16, found not beaches, but hope during a visit to Nicaragua. Read more

Info-gathering trip to Ukraine a return to roots for this MEDA member

Fred Wall’s recent trip to Ukraine was a return to his families’ roots, but he also saw tremendous potential for the future of a country known as the “bread basket of Europe.” Read more

Freelance writer Greg Amos takes us on the road to Nicaragua, where sesame productors (farmers) are making the switch to an organic crop, enhancing their livelihoods and the environment. Read More.

Seeing the world through interns’ eyes

Young, on your own, and living and working in a foreign country: MEDA interns share their observations on their new lives through their online blogs. (Read more, send them your comments)

Mustard Seeds

Wally Kroeker says you never know the impact of a smile, a friendly comment, a moment of interaction with a stranger. (Read more)

MEDA’s World: MEDA voices

MEDA’s World brings you the voices of MEDA – interviews with staff, members and other supporters. This month, MEDA staff member Jared Penner reflects on how a younger generation is pushing cross-cutting social issues in international development in MEDA’s work. (Click here to listen ~13Mb)

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