(LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) will partner with the UN refugee agency UNHCR to assist refugees in Cameroon. After conducting an assessment in 2014, LWF developed a concept note for…
LWF Moderates Side Event at UN Human Rights Council
(LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) humanitarian cooperation with the Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW) is an example of “meaningful actions that help to enhance open-mindedness and…
Neutrality and Independence in Work for People in Need
(LWI) – Together with 47 other humanitarian NGO, The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has endorsed a joint statement on humanitarian principles. The statement is a common contribution…
(LWI) – “Be very careful with the pigs,” is one of the first things aid workers learn when arriving in Maban County, South Sudan. The animals are frequently found wandering in the middle…
(LWI) – Without water, the classrooms in Ayilo refugee camp remain empty. The simple equation is explained by the headmaster of Ayilo2A primary school in Adjumani district, Uganda.
Relocation Site for Flooded Leitchuor Camps Established
(LWI) – Hope for the refugees in the flooded Ethiopian camps of Gambella: A new camp site has been approved for relocation. On Sunday 15 March, the Gambella regional authorities…
How Borehole Committees Regulate Water Supply in Uganda
(LWI) – “We no longer need to fetch water from the murky pond you passed on the way here,” Habyara says. “Now, our children are healthier, and no longer have intestinal worms or skin…
“You Are Not Forgotten, There Are Many Praying for You” Says General Secretary
(LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) General Secretary Rev. Martin Junge has paid a solidarity visit to the LWF member churches in Nigeria. “Solidarity…
(LWI) – Lutheran activist Titi Malik, who sheltered dozens of internally displaced persons fleeing violent Boko Haram Islamists in northern Nigeria, says the men, women and children faced a horrifying experience…
LWF Submits Parallel Reports to Human Rights Council
(LWI) - Safeguarding human rights of disadvantaged groups in Myanmar and Nepal is a prime concern of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF). Therefore, the LWF has submitted two reports on…