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LWF staff and members of the Nepal Evangelical Lutheran Church await the arrival of LWF general secretary Rev. Dr Martin Junge at Biratnagar airport, Nepal. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

Bridging the gap: Interfaith development work in Nepal "an eye-opener"

LWF General Secretary visits Nepal from 12-19 September

(LWI) "I have come to Nepal bearing in mind, in particular, one story,” observed Lutheran World Federation (LWF) General Secretary Rev. Dr Martin Junge upon arrival in Kathmandu.…

LWF general secretary Rev. Dr Martin Junge (right) offer a Latin American cross as a gift to the Nepal Evangelical Lutheran Church, handing it to NELC president Rev. Joseph Soren (left) and NELC general secretary Rev. Patras Marandi (centre). Photos: LWF/Albin Hillert

Grown out of prayer, committed to service

Nepal Evangelical Lutheran Church celebrates 75 years

(LWI) - Song, dance, music and prayer filled the night in Laxmipur, Nepal on 14 September, as the Nepal Evangelical Lutheran Church…

Camp secretary Rev. Tikaram Rasaily shows Rev. Dr Martin Junge around the Beldangi refugee camp, Jhapa district, Nepal. All photos: LWF / Albin Hillert

Committed to dignified, durable solutions

LWF supports Bhutanese refugees in Nepal

(LWI) - On his visit to a Bhutanese refugee camp in Nepal, Rev. Dr Martin Junge, general secretary of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF),…

Fertile soil: community vegetable gardens in Nepal funded by the LWF not only improve nutrition but mean surplus crops can be sold at market. Photo: LWF / Albin Hillert

People of faith for people in need

LWF general secretary visits post-earthquake rebuild in Nepal

(LWI) - “The LWF goes where no one else goes and the LWF goes to people who others hardly meet,” Lutheran World Federation (LWF)…

A group of participants in LWF's transformative education program for freed Haliyas in Baitadi, Nepal. Photos: LWF Nepal

From silent humiliation to advocacy for social change

LWF work with Nepal’s Haliya community targets women’s rights and education

(LWI) - Thirty-year-old Basanti Mahar of Bashulinga village in Nepal says talking to other women about alcohol-fueled domestic abuse in their community has…

Thanks to collaboration between the LWF and IRW, locals have a fountain that provides safe drinking water. Photo: LWF/IRW

Nepal: Building better houses and promoting interfaith harmony

Earthquake-resilient buildings and sustainable livelihoods, thanks to the LWF and IRW

(LWI) – Women in Nepal’s Langbu village have gained both privacy and dignity with the public bathing cubicles built collaboratively by the…

Ms Kausilya Damai, member of the local government of Nawadurga Rural Municipality in western Nepal. Photo: LWF Nepal

Nepal: Woman leader Damai chronicles her journey from bondage to leadership

More than 120 local government representatives, thanks to LWF’s work among freed bonded laborers

LWI - In a country with more than 450 rural municipalities, election as a local government representative in Nepal might not be considered a…

World Service staff attending the GLTM hold the names of the countries where they are working. Photo:LWF/A. Hillert

Rooted in faith, committed to serving others

World Service country program staff in Geneva for Global Leadership Team Meeting

(LWI) - How can the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) respond better to emergencies and to the long term development needs of the world’s most vulnerable…

Two young men construct a house in the Beldangi Refugee Camp in southeast Nepal. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

Taking leadership #WithRefugees

Churches engage in service, support empowerment

(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…

Sarah Ewoi, with a South Sudanese refugee family at Nadapal center. Photo : LWF Kenya

Selfless service at the front line

Sarah Ewoi, Kenya, receives refugees from South Sudan

#WomenHumanitarians

(LWI) - 46-year-old Sarah Ewoi is a mother of 4, working for the Lutheran World Federation – World Service at the Nadapal Transit Centre in Kenya. The…