LWF is responding to a magnitude 6.4 earthquake that struck Karnali district in Western Nepal on 3 November. More than 15,000 houses were destroyed or damaged and many people are without food, winter clothing and shelter.
In Asia, LWF works with marginalized communities in remote areas, prone to natural disaster and political instability. Building resilience in communities and as an organization was the theme of the Regional Management Team Meeting.
LWF is providing emergency aid to communities affected by heavy monsoon rains in Nepal this autumn. Climate change has increased the severity of the rains in recent years.
4,000 people have been left without a home after an earthquake struck Western Nepal on 9 November. Among the affected are freed Dalit/Haliya communities LWF Nepal has been working with for years. LWF now provides shelter and other items.
Trekking Expedition Offers Insights from Host Communities and Tibetan Refugees
(LWI) – Sixty-five-year-old Tasha Tsering vividly remembers the day he began his new life as a refugee. He was ten when he fled from Tibet to Nepal with 15…
(LWI) - The Nepalese government has asked The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) to take a seat on its emergency coordination group, a note of appreciation for the LWF’s rapid response to the earthquake.
