LWF furthers regional collaboration for HIV and AIDS advocacy in Africa
(LWI) – Stigma surrounding HIV and AIDS continues to plague efforts to prevent infections, Lutheran church leaders and health activists from across Africa heard at a…
GENEVA, 19 January 2016 (LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) General Secretary Rev. Dr Martin Junge has emphasized the need to strengthen collaboration between faith-based organizations (FBOs) and other bodies in protecting…
(LWI) - “Someone told me: statistics are human beings with the tears dried off,” Bishop Susan Johnson of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada says. “Having the chance to meet refugees…
(LWI) – Lack of education, protection, and assistance with livelihoods are the most pressing needs of Syrian refugees. This is the finding of a call to action by The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) and 41 humanitarian organizations who are…
More than 400 participants from all corners of the world will swap stories stories, expertise and skills to improve the way they deliver services to people in need, at a virtual conference on…
Commemorating the Reformation by sponsoring refugees
In a first of its kind, staff from the three Lutheran bodies in Canada have jointly welcomed a Syrian refugee family to Canada marking the beginning of a year-long commitment.
Lutheran churches support new strategy to fight FGM
(LWI) – “End it now” is the title of the graphic, chilling but real video. In the final scene a five-year old girl is wailing helplessly as her guardian “mothers and aunts” firmly pin…
