For many years, Marie Harnish of Indianapolis had dreamed of returning to Tanzania, where she had lived as a child, to revisit the place of her childhood memories.
In July, that dream came true when Marie, her husband, Ned Geiser, and their family – Hannah, Nathan and Luke – made the trip of a lifetime. Read more here.
The family met Fadhili Machela, a MEDA regional manager for the Tanzanian National Voucher Scheme (TNVS), often referred to as Hati Punguzo.
The spotlight was on MEDA in a recent Charity Village newsletter. Each month, Charity Village – which bills itself as Canada's supersite for the nonprofit sector – profiles people who are doing important, often groundbreaking work that has far-reaching impact in society. In September, Charity Village featured MEDA in an interview with president Allan Sauder. Click here for the interview.
MEDA is helping Ukraine farmers till Russian Mennonites' ancestral soil as part of a new project. With excellent soil and a great climate, there is tremendous opportunity for small landholders in Ukraine, reports Nigel Motts, pictured at center. He leads the $8 million project, funded by CIDA, called SUPPER – Southeast Ukraine Planting for Prosperity and Economic Rejuvenation. Click here to listen (~4.9MB - If there are problems, please right click and select Save As.)
A Kitchener, ON, church youth group shared the message of MEDA at a recent concert. The Blenheim Ecumenical House Church (BEHC) youth group organized a benefit concert for MEDA Trust Sept. 26 at Kitchener's Gig Concert Theatre. Proceeds were donated to the youth group's MEDA Trust account for investment in poor entrepreneurs around the world. Click here for more.
MEDA was front and centre at a recent gathering at the Canadian Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan. Click here for more.
They help most needy through organized efforts, says recent report
MEDA worked with MCC, MDS and MMA to send a news release to media on Sept. 25. We thought our MEDAzine readers might find this study of interest. Click here for more.
Read the Institute for Southern Studies report, co-sponsored by MMA.
MEDA intern Dmitri Pasricha in Gulfport, Mississippi, recently obtained media exposure on a program to help aspiring entrepreneurs that follows the ASSETS model. Here's an excerpt from his blog Oct. 6. Click here for more.
Check out the other MEDA intern blogs:
Audrey Quinn, Nicaragua
Lauren Lallemand, Nicaragua
Heather Harden, Nicaragua
Stephanie Dyck, Egypt
Liang Cheng, Peru
Stacey Chait, Peru
In September, seven MEDA interns arrived at their placements and were introduced to a new country they will call home for the next five months.
"I am fortunate to be one of those interns." Click here for Audrey's story. Audrey Quinn (above) is our MEDA Trust intern in Nicaragua.
