While Dr Denis Mukwege from the Democratic Republic of Congo was delivering his keynote speech to the Twelfth Assembly of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) in the Namibian capital of Windhoek, there was new fighting in his home country. Mukwege…
LWF and UNHCR set up a new camp for people fleeing DRC
(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) are jointly striving to carve a living area out of dense Angolan bush for…
Annie Ntumba is drying rice. The bag stood in an unprotected spot of the tent when the seasonal rains started, the precious food got wet. Now she and a neighbor are on their knees,…
LWF works to protect communities from land grabbing
(LWI) - In Angola, farming communities are vulnerable to losing their land. Foreign investment presses its way into the country, endangering small scale farming and authorities offer…
New clinic for more than 13,000 Congolese refugees
(LWI) - Better access to health care: the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) is constructing a health center in Lovua refugee settlement, northern Angola. It will serve more than 13,000…
Interview with Jacob Aleer, LWF Security Focal Point in Jonglei, South Sudan
(LWI) - For the Lutheran World Federation (LWF), South Sudan has proven the most challenging country in terms of safety and security in the past year. As the…
Refugees afraid to return, while food rations had to be cut in Angolan camps
(LWI) - Refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), who found refuge in Northern Angola after an outbreak of violence in the Kasai region, are afraid…
World Service country program staff in Geneva for Global Leadership Team Meeting
(LWI) - How can the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) respond better to emergencies and to the long term development needs of the world’s most vulnerable…
