LWF has started giving food aid to people displaced by the extreme drought in Somalia. Many walked for days to reach a place where they would receive aid. In the long-term however, they might need to change the way they live because of climate…
As the United Nations launch the Global Humanitarian Overview, indicating an exponential rise in humanitarian needs, LWF joins the call of humanitarian agencies to invest more into humanitarian response, and to put more emphasis on the support of…
LWF has served Syrian refugees and their hosts in Jordan for ten years. While many crises called for quick emergency aid, LWF's primary focus has been a sustainable and long-term approach to a life in dignity.
How can we end gender-based violence, and how can we become a more gender-just communion? These questions were raised at the recent meeting of the Network for Gender Justice and Women’s Empowerment in Central and Western Europe.
How can church leaders and faith communities step up and support the struggle to end violence against women and girls? An ecumenical panel of activists explores practical action at the start of the annual 16 Days of Activism campaign.
Diaconal practitioners from LWF’s member churches in Latin America and the Caribbean address contemporary challenges for Lutheran churches in the region.
In Jordan, the LWF is offering young delinquents new opportunities and hope. The LWF community centers in the country were recently approved as venues for community service of children convicted for minor offenses.
For the fifth year, the LWF marks the Advent season with hymns of Advent and Christmas from member churches around the globe. Advent is a time when churches await the coming of Jesus Christ.
After more than two weeks of intense negotiations, COP27 closed with significant successes. Much more work is needed to ensure justice for the most vulnerable.
Michelle Schwarz from the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Saxony (Germany) is one of the young people representing the LWF at the UN climate conference COP27. In this interview, she gives insights into the LWF youth advocacy for climate justice at…
