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Teacher Almaz Tesfaldet shows five-year-old Luz how to play a traditional drum at the Lutheran church-run pre-school in Asmara. The Eritrean Lutheran church kindergartens in the capital and three remote villages provide learning and recreation space for children from many faith backgrounds. Photo: LWF/Rainer Lang
Many faiths under one roof in Eritrean church kindergartens
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25 Apr 2016
  • Churches
  • Justice
25 Apr 2016
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An elderly woman in Gatlang village, Rasuwa district, at the border with Tibet, uses untreated timber to rebuild her home. LWF helps people to rebuild their village the traditional way. Photo: ACT/Paul Jeffrey
Rebuilding homes and heritage in Nepal one year on
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24 Apr 2016
  • Humanitarian
24 Apr 2016
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Evangelists take part in a training session in Yangon through a program run by the Myanmar Lutheran Church to provide its village congregations with lay leaders. This support is critical “for a young church with many small congregations in the villages,” says Ilona Dorji, LWF secretary for Project Coordination and Monitoring. Photo: LWF/I. Dorji
The joys and challenges of thousands across the LWF
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22 Apr 2016
  • Churches
22 Apr 2016
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Elected deacons and officers at Augustdorf in the British zone, west Germany. Photo: LWF Archives
Serving refugees then and now
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22 Apr 2016
  • Humanitarian
  • Churches
22 Apr 2016
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Mahdi and his family were threatened with death and kidnapping by the Taliban and fled Afghanistan for Europe, together with his brother-in-law’s family. The families were shot at when crossing the Iranian - Turkish border, which was covered with barbed wire. In the process they were separated from 10 family members. Photo: LWF/J. Schreier
Caring for refugees in Greece
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21 Apr 2016
  • Humanitarian
21 Apr 2016
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Bishop (Emeritus) Manas Buthelezi. Photo: LWF Archives
LWF mourns South Africa Bishop Buthelezi
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20 Apr 2016
  • Churches
20 Apr 2016
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On April 16, an earthquake registering 7.8 magnitude struck off Ecuador’s central coast, causing widespread damage. Photo: Agencia de Noticias ANDES (CC-BY-SA)
Help needed in Ecuador
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19 Apr 2016
  • Humanitarian
19 Apr 2016
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LWF General Secretary Rev. Dr Martin Junge reiterates faith leaders advocacy with UN leaders, which took center stage at the COP21 meeting in Paris. Photo: LWF/R. Rodrick Beiler
Faith leaders rally for signature of ambitious climate agreement
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18 Apr 2016
  • Climate
18 Apr 2016
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Rev. Dr Martin Junge, LWF General Secretary. Photo: LWF/F. Hübner
Refugees lose many things but never their human rights
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18 Apr 2016
  • Humanitarian
18 Apr 2016
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