Seminar participants at Headquarters
This is a photo of participants in the December 15, 1983, development seminar at MCC headquarters, in small group discussion. (Left to right): Lamar Fretz of MCC Executive Committee, Rosanna Chan of Bluffton College, Merrill Ewert of MAP International in Wheaton, Ill. and Sandy Bertsche, MCC staff.
King, Jim
This is a photo of two old camp veterans sitting on the ground with their backs against a tarp. The suffering these men have endured in fleeing their homes and now living in crowded refugee camps shows on their faces.
Frey, Neal
Canadian wheat arrives in India
This is a photo of bags of wheat being unloaded with a large net from the hold of a ship. The wheat was brought to Calcutta from Canada.
Doerksen, Al
This is a photo of Calcutta dock workers stacking bags of wheat onto a net for unloading from the hold of the ship.
Doerksen, Al
This is a photo of villagers in West Bengal completing a two-year culvert project for the Lodha people.
MCC
This is a photo of a leprosy victim spinning thread that will be woven into blankets.MCC purchases these blankets and then distributes them to other institutions in India through its Material Resources Assistance Program.
Doerksen, Al
This is a photo of Steve Caldwell, an MCCer who served in Indonesia, holding the perpetual siphon that is part of the water purification system he developed for residents of Rasau Jaya, a transmigration site in West Kalimantan.He is posing in a workshop.
Burkholder, Mary
Four students from Mabathoana High School in Maseru, Lesotho
This is a photo of four students, from Mabathoana High School in Maseru, standing outside a building, holding signs asking for money for famine relief.
Matanda, Vuyo
Woman shelling beans in Lesotho
This is a photo of 'Me Makibane Kibane, a Tabola village woman, sitting outside on the ground and shelling beans from the 1983 harvest.
Gibson, Robin
MCCer Dee Cole with family support
This is a photo of MCCer Dee Cole sitting among a prisoners' families support group.
Richter, Regine
Bill Chambers talking with student Mammie Jones
This is a photo of (left to right): Bill Chambers talking with student Mammie Jones on the front porch of her house.
Stoner, Barry
This is a photo of a Mozambican family, victims of war and drought, and their positions. They are living under trees because they are too exhausted to build basic shelters. MCC food aid was given to this family. The allotted ration was one half of the World Health Organization recommended refugee ration.
Shenk, Jim
This is a photo of members of Nicaragua's defense military force. On e of them has a rifle and grenades.
Schlabach, Handrich Joetta
Milk distribution in Nicaragua
This is a photo of Lolo, Colama health promoter with the Mennonite and Brethren in Christ service committee, distributing powdered milk to families who have undernourished children.
Schlabach, Handrich Joetta
This is a photo of participants at the July 1983 orientation. Second row (left to right): Dolores Stucky, Gina Ruth, Carol Carr, Marvin Bartel and Ron Brenneman. First row (left to right): Gary Guthrie, Ruth Zerger, Frances Voth, kevin Gascho and Sandy Eby.
King, Jim