After the snowstorm on the 13th of January, LWF Jordan staff member Julia Tarpy went to Mafraq to visit families which had been given winterization items, check on their situation and to see how they were coping with the weather. This is an…
Global and local statistics confirm that around 80 percent of Syrian refugees in Jordan live in northern cities, while the remaining 20 percent live in four camps: Za’atari, Marjeeb al-Fahood, Cyber City, and Al-…
AMMAN, JORDAN 27 February 2015 - At the start of every negotiation session between the Syrian regime and the opposition—whether in Geneva, in Cairo or in Moscow—the participants have observed a moment of silence to honor Syria’s fallen…
The summer I was 13, I went sailing one sunny afternoon at a camp in upstate New York, US. My friend and I set out in a tiny sailboat, ready to pass the better part of the afternoon soaking up the sun and enjoying…
LWF World Service Journalist, Cornelia Kästner, reports from Nepal
KATHMANDU, Nepal / GENEVA, 28 April 2015 (LWI) – Although the LWF office in Kathmandu was not affected by the earthquake, the effects are clearly visible: shelves are…
LWF journalist and participant in the 2014 Backstage Pass trek in Nepal, Cornelia Kästner, makes a return trip to the village of Devichour following the earthquake. It is in quite a different state but has been sustained by the…
Oslo-based medical student and musician, Jenny Moe traveled to the Za'atari refugee camp in Jordan in the fall of 2014 to get a personal view of life for Syrians displaced by the civil…
