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Image Before starting any new activities for Rohingya refugees, RDRS Bangladesh staff carry out a comprehensive needs assessment with the local community to make sure that vulnerable people can access the support and services they need. All photos: RDRS Bangladesh/B. Wadud Empowering most vulnerable Rohingya refugees World Humanitarian Day series shines spotlight on Gender and Inclusion Officer in Cox’s Bazaar camps (LWI) - On World Humanitarian Day, 19 August, Ms Bela Wadud will be busier than ever coordinating support to the most vulnerable members…
Image Extreme weather events: LWF representative Carlos Rivera (with white face mask) visiting Chamelecón, Honduras, where many homes were washed away in unexpected flooding from the hurricanes Eta and Iota in 2020. Photo: LWF/Sean Hawkey LWF welcomes new UN climate report, urges ambitious action to protect the most vulnerable Climate change is real, lives and livelihoods are already threatened (LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) welcomes the latest scientific report of the Intergovernmental Panel…
Image LWF trains members of a Farmerâs Association in Angolaâs drought-prone Cunene province in resilient farming methods. Photo: LWF Angola/Benny Fulayi Food insecurity worsening in resource-rich Angola World Humanitarian Day series: LWF supports communities threatened by land grabbing and climate change (LWI) - Abraham Mushivi is in no doubt about the impact that climate change is having on people’s lives in Angola, where he has been…
Image Central Riga with St Peterâs Church tower visible on the left-hand side. Photo: Unsplash/Martin Kleppe LWF responds to decision by Lutheran church in Latvia Statement says dialogue is required to assess relations (LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has issued a statement in response to the decision of the Evangelical…
Image Houses and other buildings destroyed by the 7.2-magnitude earthquake which hit the south-west of the country on 14 August 2021. Photos: KORAL/MR Batismé LWF appeals for funds for Haiti earthquake As death toll rises, thousands of survivors brace for tropical storm heading towards the Caribbean island nation (LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) is working together with other humanitarian aid agencies to respond to the …
Image LWFâs Josef Pfattner stands with a group working on strengthening resilience and self-sufficiency for women in Chad. Photo: LWF/Chad World Humanitarian Day: Inspiration from the heart of conflict A reflection on the unique contributions of faith-based organizations (LWI) - The annual observance of World Humanitarian Day on 19 August has a particular resonance for Josef Pfattner. He works as…
Image Recipients of the honorary degree from Faculdades EST: from left to right, Dr Maricel Mena-López, Dr Nancy Cardoso, Rev. Dr Lori Altmann, Rev. Dr Mercedes Garcia Bachmann and Dr Wanda Deifelt. Photos: Private Latin American women honored for theological research Brazil’s Faculdades EST awards honorary degree to five theologians from different Christian traditions (LWI) - Five renowned Latin American women from different Christian traditions will be awarded an honorary degree by Faculdades EST,…
Image DKH/LWF/NCA office staff distribute emergency shelter kits for 300 families in Camp Perrin in the south of Haiti. Photo: DKH Buried under rubble: Haiti’s earthquake survivors The last in our World Humanitarian Day series brings personal testimony from LWF’s program director in Haiti (LWI) - On the morning of Saturday 14 August, Prospery Raymond, director of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) country program…
Image Lighting a candle during a âPrayer for the Rainforestâ as part of the Cumbre Social por el Clima, during COP25 that took place in Madrid, Spain, in 2019. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert Christians around the world invited to celebrate Season of Creation LWF General Secretary will join church leaders and representatives for opening prayer (LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF), together with ecumenical partners worldwide, opens the Season of…
Image Bobby Waddell, serving as LWFâs Country Representative in Kenya and South Sudan, taken during a Field Directorsâ meeting in Geneva in October 2000. Photo: LWF/C. Rothenbuhler Humanitarian adventures of a globetrotting Scotsman LWF’s longest serving employee reflects on the values and virtues that underpin the work of LWF World Service staff (LWI) - At first sight, the position of Global Funding Coordinator with The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) does not seem…