(LWI) - The directors of Canadian Lutheran World Relief (CLWR) and of the Anglican organization The Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF) have offered hopeful words about the…
Giving communities a voice on the international stage
(LWI) – The governments of Myanmar and Nepal have accepted recommendations of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) at their Universal Periodic Review (UPR), which took place at the…
DOHUK, Iraq/ GENEVA, 20 November 2015 (LWI) – At age 12, Besna has already learned what it means to lose your home. “I miss my books and things, my video games and my laptop,” the girl with the green T-Shirt says. “At home, I could just…
AL MAFRAQ, Jordan/ GENEVA, 19 November 2015 (LWI) - Raba’a’s children were hungry, but they didn’t complain. They knew the pressure their mother was under to provide for the family. “They notice there’s a difference in the amount of food…
LWF Peace Oasis in Jordan counters the effects of Syrian war
(LWI) - “I wish to become a teacher,” Salam says. The six-year-old girl has just started school and is one of the many children visiting the Peace Oasis in Za’atari refugee camp…
National Bishop Johnson: Living out the call to be a church in mission for others
National and regional staff from several different Lutheran bodies in Canada are coming together for the first time to sponsor a Syrian refugee family. …
Highlighting conflict zones on International Day of People with Disabilities
(LWI) - The rough ground of a public park, which became a camp for people displaced by the ISIS advance, is an unlikely place to see a wheelchair. Especially as…
PARIS, France/GENEVA, 29 November 2015 (LWI) – Saturday, 28 November, marked the beginning of the ecumenical and interfaith cooperation at COP21 in Paris. Four petitions by ACT Now for Climate Justice (part of ACT Alliance), the Global…
LWF Nepal supports networks that empower people living with disabilities
(LWI) – Growing up for Balarni Chaudhary was difficult. She has only one leg and lost her father when she was very young. She felt she was a burden to her family.…
