DWS - Department for World Service

The Horn of Africa has been hit by the worst drought in decades.

For twenty years, the LWF and its local member church has been working with the communities most affected by the armed conflict in Colombia.

Economic independence is key to women’s empowerment.

Renewed hostilities in Ethiopia’s Tigray region and neighboring provinces have closed the humanitarian corridor established after a truce 5 months

LWF in Poland does not only work with local staff, but also employs refugees from in its centers.

LWF cash centers help Ukrainian refugees settle in Poland

LWF equips communities with disaster risk reduction strategies

"Local people are usually the first providing aid”