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At Ngam refugee camp, Cameroon, the LWF trains people in modern farming techniques. By keeping a strict ratio of how many seeds to sow per hectare and planting Cassava and Groundnut together, they can increase harvests and retain soil fertility over a longer time. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
LWF joins Climate and Environment Charter
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21 Oct 2021
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21 Oct 2021
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Members of the Synod of the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland vote to ordain women. Photo: Agnieszka Godfrejów-Tarnogórska
Polish church votes to ordain women pastors
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20 Oct 2021
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20 Oct 2021
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Young people attending COP25 in Madrid, Spain, in 2019. The slogan “#TimeForAction is now” has not lost its urgency. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
COP26: Thirty-two young people to represent LWF at climate summit
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20 Oct 2021
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20 Oct 2021
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Lack of access to humanitarian assistance for the asylum seekers at the Belarus-Poland border is a major concern. Photo: Grzegorz W. Tężycki via Wikimedia Commons (CC-BY-SA)
Polish church speaks out on situation at Poland-Belarus border
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20 Oct 2021
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20 Oct 2021
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LWF partners with public theology institutes in Germany and South Africa to produce a series of resources aimed at equipping churches to strengthen their engagement in the public space. Photo: LWF/JC Valeriano
Launch of new online public theology resources
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19 Oct 2021
  • Theology
19 Oct 2021
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In Laos, thanks to a joint project by LWF and Brot für die Welt, villagers use natural compost techniques to do their vegetable gardening. Photo: Thomas Lohnes
“Famine is preventable, we must act immediately”
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15 Oct 2021
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15 Oct 2021
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A member of a Symbols of Hope Ethiopia women’s self-help group in the southern region of Hosaena, sharing her experiences. Photo: LWF/M. Dölker
Stories of hope have inspired local solutions to irregular migration
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15 Oct 2021
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15 Oct 2021
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The ceiling of the Human Rights Council, in the Palais des Nations where sessions typically take place. Due to the COVID-19 crisis, statements to the 48th session were submitted virtually. Photo: LWF/C. Kästner
Human Rights Council: LWF and member churches in Namibia and Sierra Leone submit statements defending human rights
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14 Oct 2021
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14 Oct 2021
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Erika Rodning from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada illustrates the lack of balance in finance of the global climate response during a stunt at COP25 in Madrid, Spain. Most of the finance is put into mitigation, some into adaptation, but very little into loss and damage, even though “that's where the people are
COP26: Climate crisis requires urgent action
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14 Oct 2021
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14 Oct 2021
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