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LWF distributed mosquito nets to more than 12,000 households in two camps in Cox'’s Bazaar refugee camp. The nets will protect especially small children against diseases such as Dengue fever and Malaria. Photo: Bela Wadud/ RDRS/LREP
LWF supports displaced Rohingya in Bangladesh
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3 Mar 2021
  • Climate
  • Humanitarian
3 Mar 2021
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Thanks to the Lutheran communion’s emergency support, Gregorio Pérez and other residents of Shupa village are replanting crops lost to two successive hurricanes. Photo: ILUGUA
Guatemalan church assists families recovering from hurricane impact amid COVID-19
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23 Feb 2021
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  • Churches
23 Feb 2021
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Swedish Lutheran Sister Karin Johansson. Photo: Richard Orange/Radio Sweden
Faith groups raise voices of refugees and asylum seekers
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16 Feb 2021
  • Humanitarian
  • Communion
16 Feb 2021
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LWF country representative Sophie Gebreyes and EECMY-DASSC staff Desta Hadera (right) meet Eritrean refugees in an EECMY church in Mekelle. Photo: LWF/C. Masanga
Ethiopia: Stories of flight and loss from Tigray
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12 Feb 2021
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12 Feb 2021
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Working together, for people in need: LWF and UNHCR staff in Cameroon. Photo: LWF/ Albin Hillert
A crucial role in making the voices of refugees heard
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11 Feb 2021
  • Humanitarian
  • Justice
11 Feb 2021
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LWF peace ambassadors in the Central African Republic, 2017. The young men and women have been trained to mediate in community conflicts, which can vary from a fight about the village water point to accusations of witchcraft or domestic violence. Photo: Els Hortensius, ICCO and Kerk in Actie
LWF staff resumes work in CAR after violence
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4 Feb 2021
  • Humanitarian
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4 Feb 2021
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A man at a water harvesting system in Seharti Samre, Tigray. Photo: Hilina Abebe/Norwegian Church Aid (2013)
Ethiopia: LWF responds to Tigray conflict
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1 Feb 2021
  • Humanitarian
1 Feb 2021
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Showkat and her sister, who takes care of her most of the time. All photos: LWF/ S. Thandar
Myanmar: Education for students with special needs
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22 Jan 2021
  • Humanitarian
  • Churches
22 Jan 2021
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29-year-old Jihad Albaba, from the Am'ari Camp, repairs the wifi functionality of a mobile phone in a small shop in Ramallah, after graduating from studies in Telecommunication at the LWF vocational training center in Ramallah. The GRIT project aims to increase the number of Palestinian women in technical and other non-traditional professions, which often offer better paid jobs. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
LWF project opens new doors for Palestinian women
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12 Jan 2021
  • Humanitarian
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12 Jan 2021
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