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Participants in the women’s self-help group Tesfa (‘hope’) gather for the day. All photos: LWF/Albin Hillert
Ethiopian church empowers communities to thrive on their own
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22 Feb 2019
  • Humanitarian
  • Communion
22 Feb 2019
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Rev Rolando Antonio Ortez, Pastor President of the ICLH, presides at the ordinations of three male and four female pastors in 2017. Photo: LWF/P. Cuyatti
Honduran church models inclusion and opportunities for young women
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20 Feb 2019
  • Youth
  • Humanitarian
20 Feb 2019
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A group of Oromo IDPs walk on the dry riverbed near Burka Dare IDP site in Ethiopia. The Lutheran World Federation supports internally displaced people in several regions of Ethiopia, through emergency response on water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) as well as long-term development and empowerment projects, to help build resilience and adapt communities’ lifestyles to a changing climate. 27 January 2019. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
Ethiopia: Creativity in the face of hardship
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12 Feb 2019
  • Governance
  • Humanitarian
12 Feb 2019
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Thanks to collaboration between the LWF and IRW, locals have a fountain that provides safe drinking water. Photo: LWF/IRW
Nepal: Building better houses and promoting interfaith harmony
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7 Feb 2019
  • Justice
  • Unity
7 Feb 2019
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The Tamrazyan family arrived in the Netherlands from Armenia nine years ago. Photo: Peter Wassing
Dutch pastor praises faith of refugee family
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5 Feb 2019
  • Humanitarian
  • Churches
5 Feb 2019
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Visiting LWF General Secretary Rev. Dr Martin Junge and his team join EECMY church leaders in a meeting with members of the Hundedo self-help group in Hadiya, on 31 January. All photos: LWF/Albin Hillert
Ethiopia: Symbols of Hope help rebuild lives of young people
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1 Feb 2019
  • Humanitarian
  • Communion
1 Feb 2019
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A father carries his baby at the Aguas Calientes border post between Honduras and Guatemala, close to a military roadblock. No undocumented migrant was allowed out of Honduras or into Guatemala, and anyone with an arrest warrant on either side of the border was taken into custody. Photo: LWF/Sean Hawkey
LWF in Honduras offers alternatives to migration
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31 Jan 2019
  • Humanitarian
  • Justice
31 Jan 2019
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A young South Sudanese refugee eats porridge in Northern Uganda. Photos:LWF/Uganda
Uganda: Life-saving interventions for babies and mothers
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24 Jan 2019
  • Humanitarian
  • Justice
24 Jan 2019
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An LWF-run child-friendly space in Thi Kyar village, Mrauk U township, Rakhine state, Myanmar. Photo:C/Kästner
International NGOs call for unrestricted access to affected populations in Myanmar’s Rakhine state
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22 Jan 2019
  • Humanitarian
  • Justice
22 Jan 2019
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