Child marriage is a common occurance in the refugee camps of Maban, South Sudan. Girls are sometimes as young as 10 when they are married to older men by their families. The LWF has been advocating against this practice for years. One occasion…
World Refugee Day on 20 June 2015 was celebrated for over a week in the various Adjumani refugee settlements. The theme of this year is “Refugees: Ordinary people living through extraordinary circumstances. Get to know and support them”,…
After successfully taking part in the the regional Eldoret Dancing Competitions, a dance group from Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya is going on to the Sakata auditions, a national Citizen TV dancing competition. Lennart Hernander,…
Josua Rian Martin Situmorang, a member of the Global Young Reformers Network in Asia, asks what impact information technology will have on young people trying to lead the way for change.
Pimpinan Brades Sijabat, a member of the Global Young Reformers Network in Asia, calls for a re-think of the kind of worship young Lutherans need to shape their lives and ministries
Yuri Guzman, an environmental engineer working in a water, sanitation and social accompaniment project in Choco, Colombia, talks about what humanitarian work means to her.
Teaching refugees to protect the earth not only results in a more pleasant camp environment, it enables participants to acquire skills that will last a lifetime, says LWF World Service in Ethiopia’s Tesfahun Abrham.
Paula Göhre and Kira Schall, two young reformers from Germany, describe how the Workshop Wittenberg gathering of youth from all over the world has sharpened their perspective on Lutheran identity and Christian responsibility in the world.
The Wittenberg workshop of young reformers from all over the world stands out as a remarkable testimony of unity in a communion of cultural diversity, says Darius Lee, a member of the Global Young Reformers’ Network steering…