I’ve worked in Honduras over many years since the late 90s, working in emergency response and as a photojournalist. Recently I went to visit some of the areas that were worst hit by the double hurricanes in…
LWF Supports Initiatives That Promote Food Security and Climate Justice
(LWI) - Initially 21-year-old Honduran Ana Clementina Reyes, did not want to participate in the Community Environmental Promoters course because she thought it would…
LWF Member Churches Criticize Action by the U.S. Administration
(LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) member church, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, has criticized plans by the United States Administration to expand the…
Drought Linked to El Niño Damages Bean and Corn Crops
(LWI) – Low rainfall linked to the El Niño weather phenomenon has led to one of the worst droughts in decades in parts of Central America, causing widespread damage to bean and corn…
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras/ GENEVA, 8 March 2016 (LWI) – The life of 25-year-old María (not her real name) resembles building a house on quicksand: A futile attempt to create stability in a world that keeps uprooting individuals and destroying what…
(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.”
Ten years of searching for justice, peace and equality
(LWI) - Ten years on from the military coup against President Mel Zelaya in Honduras, the Lutheran church in the Central American nation continues to raise its voice for justice and…
