Existing LWF development work helps people cope with disaster
(LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has been reaching out to rural communities in Lalitpur district with distributions of blankets, tarpaulins and food. The LWF has…
Relief Goods for People in Gorkha, Dahding, Kavrepalanchok and Sindhupalchowk
(LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) is extending its emergency aid to earthquake survivors outside Kathmandu valley. After delivering aid to urban and…
The Communion stands with the Church and people in their pain and loss
(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) is scaling up its support for survivors of the catastrophic 25 April earthquake in Nepal, which killed around 7,000 people…
(LWI) - An earthquake of the magnitude of 7.4 on the Richter scale caused destruction in Eastern and Central Nepal on 12 May. The epicenter was located close to Mount Everest on the Chinese…
Dr. Prabin Manandhar has been appointed to the “Disaster Management Coordination Committee” in Nepal. The first of its kind, the Nepalese government formed the high level national committee on May 3. The purpose is to respond to the recent…
“Long and faithful service” to the Augusta Victoria Hospital
(LWI) - With great sadness The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has learned of the death of Dr Tawfiq A. Nasser, the Chief Executive Officer of the Augusta Victoria Hospital in…
Kathmandu, Nepal/Geneva, 21 May 2015 - Punya Prasad Dangal was in Kathmandu when the earthquake hit on April 25. He saw people falling off motorbikes and running around trying to find a safe place to…
KATHMANDU, Nepal/ GENEVA, 3 June 2015 (LWI) - When the magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Nepal on Saturday 25 April 2015, shelves at The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) country office in Kathmandu…
Christian and Muslim humanitarian organizations provide relief for marginalized groups
(LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) and Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW) have joined forces to provide shelter for 12,000 of the most vulnerable…