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Ms Canaan Osagie speaking at the Symbols of Hope mid-September event in Benin City, southern Nigeria. All photos: SOH Nigeria

On a mission to break the myth about irregular migration

In Nigeria, LWF Symbols of Hope provides hope and new opportunities

(LWI) – “No thank you, I’m not interested. I know I can fend for myself right here at home.” At 26, Canaan Osagie is on a mission to inspire young job seekers to give…

Children demonstrate hand washing at Kakuma refugee camp; Kenya. LWF has reinforced hygiene education to prevent a spread of COVID-19 in the camp. Photo: LWF/ P. Omagwa

COVID-19: Responding when social distancing isn’t an option

LWF World Service concerned about long-term effects of the pandemic

(LWI) - Unparalleled cooperation, resilience and commitment, but also an enormous challenge for field staff and the communities we serve – this is what a global health…

Daw Ma Saw Myint, head teacher of an LWF-run temporary Learning Space in Myanmar, experienced herself the limited opportunities for girls and women. She is trying to keep adolescent girls in school. Photo: LWF/ S. Thandar

COVID-19: Empower girls to determine their future

International Day of the Girl: Concern about the impact of COVID-19 on girls

(LWI) - On International Day of the Girl, the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) is raising awareness about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on girls in…

Students enjoy the multi-purpose-room at Othman Bin Affan Primary School for Boys in Zarqa. Photos: LWF/ A. Alsamra

Jordan: Giving hope to a “lost generation”

LWF concludes education project which supports schools and communities

(LWI) - Teacher trainings, school improvement projects, school kits, vocational training and counselling for out-of-school youth - thousands of Syrian and Iraqi…

Quilts are handed out to the Busiswe Luncheon Club, South Africa. The club is a group of elderly who meet daily to sing, share meals, and support each other while their families are working and in school. All photos: CLWR

Works of love for neighbors in need

LWF partner Canadian Lutheran World Relief adapts “We Care”-program

(LWI) – Empowerment instead of charity: LWF’s related agency Canadian Lutheran World Relief (CLWR) is adapting its “We Care” volunteer…

ALWS staff visit a community in Jonglei, South Sudan, in January 2020. Photo: ALWS/ Julie Krause

70 years of “bringing love to life”

LWF congratulates Australian Lutheran World Service on their anniversary

(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) congratulates its related agency, the Australian Lutheran World Service (ALWS), on…

LWF president Archbishop Panti Filibus Musa visits displaced Rohingya at the Ohn Taw Gyi South IDP camp, Rakhine state, Myanmar, in 2018. Photo: LWF/ Phyo Aung Hein

“Durable and peaceful solutions” needed for displaced Rohingya

LWF World Service director Maria Immonen reflects on the situation in Myanmar and Bangladesh

(LWI) - The needs of displaced Rohingya need to be addressed in a more sustainable way, says Maria Immonen, director of the Lutheran World…

Mobile devices have become the key source of information, more and more replacing traditional media. Photo: Unsplash

Between faith and fake news

LWF webinar on “Truth-Telling and Resisting ‘Disinfodemic’” discusses media literacy in the church

(LWI) - More understanding of social media tools, and more cooperation between faith communities and civil society is needed to counter the…

A herd of camels is trying to find its way through an invasion of locust in Ethiopia, Jijiga, December 2019. Photo: FAO/Petterik Wiggers

Aid organizations call for prevention before next locust swarm

"Alarming situation” in East Africa

(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) together with other partners working in the East and Horn of Africa region is calling for anticipatory measures to fortify communities against the next locust…

Mr. Yagya briefs the local community about the LWF COVID-19 response during a handover of medical equipment at the hospital in Morang, Nepal. Photo: LWF Nepal

Strengthen those who have been hit hardest

LWF calls for more livelihoods support during COVID-19

(LWI) - A choice between contracting a potentially fatal virus and having nothing to eat: The COVID-19 pandemic means many communities LWF serves are faced with impossible…