A visual message from Wittenberg on women’s ordination
(LWI) – Over 120 women pastors from 18 countries have sent a strong signal during the Reformation celebrations in Wittenberg. Coming together under the motto “Here we stand!” and…
LWF livelihoods projects support long-term refugees in Ethiopia
“When I have learned all this, I will start a tailoring business to provide for my family,” says Faiza Mahmud Said. The elderly woman in the yellow headscarf cuts white paper…
Experiences of refugees and LWF field staff in conflict areas
The past years have witnessed a constant reduction of space for humanitarians to provide aid. Civilians and aid workers find themselves between the lines. The protection of the…
Incessant rainfalls and floods have caused death and destruction in Southern Nepal. According to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA), 143 people have been killed, 43 injured and 30 have gone missing in…
LWF Accelerated Learning Program supports students from conflict zones
Rose Imoya Banner is what the little girls call a “big mama”. At the age of 24, the young woman is not only an exception from the other students of the Bahr El Nahm…
Swiss Lutherans mark 500 years of the Reformation and 50 years of congregational life
(LWI) – Lutherans from all over Switzerland gathered in Geneva on 10 September for a eucharistic worship commemorating both the 500th anniversary of the…
East Africa’s largest refugee crisis needs more support
"The militia shoot at anybody, we have lost mothers, fathers, siblings and children to their attacks," says 35-year-old Watson Odaga, a South Sudanese refugee in Palabek settlement,…
Government of Djibouti integrates refugees into national education system
Refugee students in Djibouti will from now on be integrated into the national education system. This was celebrated in a ceremony on Sunday, 10 September 2017 in…