Latest news from MCIC
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Manitoba Reaches Out to Pakistan
Posted August 30th 2010
As appeals for relief continue, funds from Manitoba are providing food, shelter, health care and support to those most affected by the recent floods in Pakistan. Thanks to a generous commitment of relief from the provincial government, Manitobans and Manitoba organizations are on the ground saving lives and livelihoods.
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Playing Fair with Fair Trade Posted July 5th 2010
As part of their World Cup festivities, students at Arthur Day Middle School are getting a lesson in Fair Play. During a soccer clinic at the school, Physical Education teacher Kyle Kushnier took the opportunity to talk about how child labour is often used in soccer ball manufacturing, and how fair trade is an alternative to that system.
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MCIC Annual General Meeting Posted June 1st 2010
This year’s Annual General Meeting will take place June 17 at the Canadian Mennonite University Chapel - South Campus. Registration will begin at 6:30 pm and the meeting will run from 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm. The guest speaker this year is Gerry Barr, President/CEO of the Canadian Council for International Cooperation (CCIC), who will speak on ‘The State of the International Development Sector’.
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IDE’s Cambodia Program Wins Nestle Prize Posted June 1st 2010
IDE has been awarded the first Nestlé Prize in Creating Shared Value for an innovative program in Cambodia. In the past two years, IDE’s Farm Business Advisor program has enabled 60 rural Cambodian entrepreneurs to start small agricultural distribution and consulting businesses, which in turn have helped 4,500 small-scale farm households increase their net income by 27 percent or US $150.
