LWF member churches in the region and the LWF humanitarian arm World Service were among the first to respond to the war in Ukraine. A new LWF publication celebrates the communion-wide solidarity in pictures.
This lent, the LWF invites Lutheran churches worldwide to pray for peace in seven countries and regions worldwide. The hashtag #7weeksforpeace will highlight current emergencies and protracted conflicts and how the LWF responds…
Participants from member churches and LWF country programs in eight African countries met in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, to share best practices and challenges in monitoring governments’ implementation of the UN's Universal Periodic Review reports.…
LWF has set up a cross-border project between northern Uganda and South Sudan, to provide information and bridge return-related insecurities for refugees, returnees, and old and new host communities.
LWF supports vulnerable families in Ethiopia with solar panels and lanterns. The project provides a green energy source and fosters the development, especially for women and girls.
Women fleeing the war in Ukraine are at risk of gender-based violence: Leaving a war zone, passing checkpoints, and settling in an unknown country with limited financial resources and dependent family members make them vulnerable to exploitation…
LWF is working together with its member church in Ukraine and the local Youth Council to equip heating points in Kharkiv. As the city is still suffering frequent attacks on its infrastructure, these places allow people to warm up, eat and charge…
People in Kharkiv and Ichnya, Ukraine, are struggling with the effects of war. Under challenging circumstances, they prepare for Christmas. Bishop Pavlo Shvarts reminds people to look towards the light.
