Famines

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MCC Slide Presentation-Roots of Famine

  • CA MHC 548
  • Collection
  • 1986

This slide show consists of color slides depicting land abuse in Ethiopia and Manitoba. The presentation also depicts the famine and discussed the reasons for the famine in Ethiopia. Produced by Eric Rempel. -- Note: Included is a transcript and this collection goes with cassette number 2337.

MCC Slide Presentation-Famine in Ethiopia - MCC update

  • CA MHC 550
  • Collection
  • 1984

This slide show consists of color slides depicting the situation in Ethiopia as the country deals with a food shortage. -- Note: this slide show goes with cassette number 2341.

MCC Slide Presentation- Loaves and Fishes

  • CA MHC 566
  • Collection
  • 1986

This slide show consists of color and some back and white photos depicting the role MCC plays in alleviating hunger in the world in spite of violence in countries which is one reason for hunger. A few photos of MCC's beginnings in the 1920s are included. -- Note: Included is a script and audio cassette, #2355.

Famine effects

This photo shows a horse-drawn wagon that has several dead bodies on it, which are being collected for burial in a common grave.

1973 Crop failure and poverty in Chad

This photo is of a woman and child in Chad. The woman has just received millet purchased with MCC funds in Abéché, eastern Chad. The two of them are kneeling in the sand beside a makeshift tent which is partly visible on the right side of the photo.
Text on back is: "For the last two years we have had complete crop failure in our village. Already we have sold most of our possessions. Many men have left the village but someone must take care of the women and children. One month after the crops have been gathered we have nothing left in our granaries."

Wieler, John Erich, 1930-

Famine victims

This is a photo of famine victims in the Ukraine. Such sights as the above were quite common on railway stations. Life had become very cheap. [HR 259]

Famine victims

This is a photo of famine victims in Ukraine. Especially the children died in great numbers. [HR 259] (2 prints)

Famine victims

This is a photo of famine victims. During the winter of 1921-22 sights like the above could be seen at railway stations. During that time there were no Mennonites, at least very few, among them. [HR 259] (2 prints)

Famine victims

This is a photo of piled up bodies of victims of famine in a snowy field. In the spring they were dumped into a common grave. No one bothered to find out the names of the dead. [HR 260]

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