Relating the work of churches to the UN Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development
Churches have been working on areas related to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) long before the United Nations even existed. However, very often, churches are not aware of how their work links to the work of the United Nations and its Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development.
As part of the ‘Waking the Giant’ initiative, LWF has developed a tool that easily allows churches and related actors to make the connection between their ongoing activities and specific SDGs.
This tool, available online and as a paper version, will be officially launched during the LWF Council, in the presence of the Council members, UN and government representatives. Subsequently, it will be publicly available on the LWF website.
In this Voices from the Communion, Faustina Nillan, newly appointed as director for women and gender with the All Africa Conference of Churches, shares hopes and challenges of her work with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania.
At the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, LWF and partners address gender-based violence in the East and Horn of Africa region, emphasizing education and advocacy for a more just society.
Students from Ethiopia, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania and Zimbabwe graduate from program on theology, gender justice and leadership education established to honor the legacy of Malagasy theologian Hélène Ralivao.
(LWI) – Members of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) women’s network in Africa have called on the leadership of the continent’s churches to facilitate the integration of gender justice in all ministries of the church.
KIGOMA, Tanzania/GENEVA, 29 May 2015 As the situation in Burundi deteriorates progressively, Burundians continue to leave the country in droves. The Lutheran World Federation is on the…
Violence against women is alarming, congregations can do more
MOSHI, Tanzania/GENEVA, 2 June 2015 (LWI) - “Are we as churches sometimes unable to speak about violence against women and girls because we experience it and practice…
Family sheltering in LWF-supported camp in Tanzania
BUJUMBURA, Burundi/GENEVA – 9 June 2015 (LWI) - Ngendakumana Désiré is 26 years old and for the second time in his life, is a Burundian refugee in Tanzania.
BUJUMBURA, Burundi/ NYARUGUSU, Tanzania/ GENEVA, 21 July 2015 (LWI) – As presidential elections commence in Burundi, civil unrest has once again soared in the capital of Bujumbura. The…
