Intersections: Decolonizing Development – MCC India’s journey of local empowerment

The MCC Representatives to India, our friends and colleagues John and Deepti Bhattacharjee, wrote an article on Decolonizing Development for the Winter 2026 edition of Mennonite Central Committee’s Intersections: MCC theory and practice quarterly newsletter. I’m sharing the text of the article below. India achieved independence in 1947 after more than 200 years of British…

Intersections: Disability, safeguarding, and inclusion in Cambodia

I was asked to write an article on Disability, safeguarding, and inclusion in Cambodia for the Fall 2023 edition of Mennonite Central Committee’s Intersections: MCC theory and practice quarterly newsletter. I’m sharing the text of the article below. As many of you know, I worked with adults with intellectual disabilities and autism for eight years before…