As the global community marks 2016 World AIDS Day today, 1 December, hundreds of church workers throughout The Lutheran World Federation communion in local congregations, communities and at global level, are raising awareness of the need to fight…
LWF supports survivors in Colombia - International day of people with disabilities
(LWI) – He should have listened to the bird, Cristo Perez says of the little creature that sung in the trees nearby. Had he paid attention to the animal…
Looking at the needs of refugees with disabilities
(LWI) – In a way, life in Za’atari refugee camp is not so different from life at home for Ahmed Bahar*, 22. Four years ago he fled his hometown Da’ara and became a refugee in Jordan. But…
An LWF supported women’s cooperative against gender-based violence in Nepal
(LWI) - When neighbors attack her verbally, Rita Lama now presses the record button on her mobile phone. “The recording is evidence if I have to fight a case in…
Local to global: LWF supports communities in Angola secure their land rights
(LWI) - “Land is so important to us, all our rights come from the land,” Joao*, president of the Farmers’ association in Chinganga Moises Village, Angola, says…
Consultation in Zimbabwe calls for strengthened church capacity for peace building
(LWI) - Religious leaders and peace building practitioners should be actively involved in peace building processes. That was the conclusion of a recent…
