"Hope away from home” is the theme of World Refugee Day 2023. In this story, we share how LWF helps refugees and their host community gain new livelihoods in Kenya.
"Of course I want to go back home. I miss my country."
« Om mani padmi om »… The old woman mumbles while touching the prayer wheels outside the stupa- or gomba- in the Tishaling Tibetan Settlement near Pokhara, Nepal. There are four…
(LWI) - Abdulai al Riziq left his home five years ago, fleeing the war that engulfed his village. “I am from Kokal in Blue Nile, Sudan,” the 18-year-old student says. “The soldiers captured some of our…
(LWI) – “We live as if in a prison,” Maria (not he real name) says. “We cannot go outside, and even in our homes we are not safe. You have to keep doors and windows closed. Even when you’re at home, you can be robbed or kidnapped.”
LWF stands with 60 million displaced people on World Refugee Day
(LWI) - On World Refugees Day today, 20 June, The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has reaffirmed its "profound concern" for refugees and forced migrants, in which 60 million…
Statement by LWF President Musa and General Secretary Junge
(LWI) – On World Refugee Day today, The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) calls on its member churches and all people of goodwill to “extend the hand of welcome to refugees and…
‘More positive examples needed from the CAR’, says LWF team leader
The president of the AFUDES women’s group in the Central African Republic (CAR) could have fled during the bitter 2013 conflict but she instead decided to stay in her…
(LWI) - All over the world, churches are making a difference for people on the move. They provide shelter, food and water, give psychosocial support, and help to build relations with…
