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Image A traditional meal is served in Hadiya, south central Ethiopia. Photo: Albin Hillert/LWF "People are not starving, they are being starved” LWF joins interagency call to fight famine (LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has joined more than 200 aid organizations in a call to fight hunger and famine worldwide. In an…
Image Collaboration between the Nepal Evangelical Lutheran Church and World Service Nepal is a good illustration of the opportunities and challenges of working together in an environment where Christians are a minority. This includes taking part in each other's events, such as the 75th anniversary of the church in 2018, which LWF General Secretary Rev. Dr Martin Junge attended. LWF/Albin Hillert LWF to launch guidelines on joint engagement between member churches and World Service Joint calling to witness and serve people in need (LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) will launch a recently published Guidance Note on engagement between its member churches and the communion’s international…
Image In Colombia, the LWF helped increase the resilience of communities living in informal migrant settlements through activities that promote environmental stewardship. Photo: LWF Colombia/Diego Alvarez Ramirez Emphasis on good cooperation as LWF invites member churches and World Service to deepen joint work LWF offers ‘Guidance Note’ affirming shared purpose to assist people who are most in need (LWI) – Emphasis on good cooperation was the key message at a public webinar during which The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) launched its…
Image Returnee women migrants now earn income from their own businesses, supported by Symbols of Hope Ethiopia. Photo: EECMY-DASSC Ethiopian church documentary shows returnee migrants can find hope at home LWF-supported project focuses on the risks and consequences of irregular migration (LWI) – Determined to improve her family’s living conditions, Ayelech Abosie embarked on a journey that many unemployed young women and men in…
Image Cornelia Füllkrug-Weitzel on a boat trip on the Congo River, Democratic Republic of Congo, 2010. Photo: Christoph Püschner/Brot für die Welt “Churches have to raise awareness for global justice” Interview with Rev. Dr Cornelia Füllkrug-Weitzel, former president of Bread for the World (LWI) – For twenty years before her retirement in March 2021, Rev. Dr Cornelia Füllkrug-Weitzel served as president of Bread for the World (Brot für…
Image Newly elected president of the EKD Synod, Anna-Nicole Heinrich, during the EKDâs synodal meeting which took place mostly online. Photo: epd-bild Germany: Anna-Nicole Heinrich youngest president of EKD synod Heinrich: “My church has shown courage in electing me to this office” (LWI) - This weekend Ms Anna-Nicole Heinrich was elected as the new president of the Synod of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD)…
Image Young Christians and Muslims take part in an interfaith engagement training session in Medan, Indonesia. Photo: A. Yaqin LWF sends Eid greetings to Muslim and interfaith partner organizations Strengthening cooperation with Islamic Relief Worldwide and Network of Religious and Traditional Peacemakers (LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has sent greetings to Muslim colleagues in partner organizations who are celebrating…
Image A Mbya Guaranà farmer in Kaâa Kupe community, Misiones province. All photos: Hora de Obrar Argentine diaconal foundation lauds LWF’s dedication as it qualifies for new EU funding Human rights, food security and environmental protection among indigenous Mbya Guaraní (LWI) – From its beginnings as a department for diakonia in the Evangelical Church of the…
Image Clients and staff of South Australiaâs Lutheran Disability Service joined hundreds of participants taking part in a âWalk My Wayâ fundraising event through the Barossa Valley on 1 May. All photos: ALWS Australians ‘Walk My Way’ to support refugee children Lutheran schools and churches join fundraising walk to help LWF bring education to thousands of African children (LWI) - Thousands of refugee children in East Africa will be able to attend school and get a better start in life thanks to…
Image NELC President Rev. Joseph Soren (right) presents packages of medical items and hygiene kits to leaders of Jahada Rural Municipality in Morang district, eastern Nepal. Photo: LCWS/Suman Rai COVID-19: Nepal needs additional support for ‘people in distress’ Medical items to local government, food and hygiene kits for vulnerable communities (LWI) – Amid a new countrywide lockdown to avert the spread of a second wave of COVID-19, the …