LWF junior advocacy officer Marta Spangler attended a global advocacy training for faith-based organizations on women’s human rights, taking place in Geneva. She looks at the potential for international synergy through faith-based collaboration…
LWF’s intervention at 40th session of UN Human Rights Council
(LWI) – The human rights situation in Myanmar, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and South Sudan, and access to justice for people living with albinism were key topics for The…
Systemic failures and human rights violations must be addressed
(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has raised concerns about the situation of children in South Sudan. “South Sudanese children are inadequately protected against…
LWF country programs worldwide are celebrating International Women’s Day. With festivities, media panels and other events they show LWF’s work for women’s empowerment but also raise awareness about discrimination and injustice…
LWF supports women-headed households in South Sudan
(LWI) - There was a time when Ayen Mayen Deu (26), a war widow from South Sudan, was forced to feed her children water lilies and other weeds. She foraged for wood to save her three…
LWF’s integrated humanitarian support reaches over 640,000 people in need
(LWI) - Support to nursing mothers and their babies is one of the approaches that the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) uses in Uganda to ensure nutritious diets,…
Local church school building is converted into a training center
(LWI) - The new Lutheran World Federation (LWF) vocational training center in Ramallah, Palestine, is about to take shape: On Sunday, 1 March Bishop Sani Ibrahim Azar of…
