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Nisreen Haji’s face lit up when she was placed into a wheelchair given to her by the Lutheran World Federation and partners CAPNI and Al Ghazel in early December 2014. Photo: LWF/S. Cox
New wheel chair creates mobility, eases burden on family
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27 Nov 2015
  • Humanitarian
27 Nov 2015
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Residents of Za'atari refugee camp, seen here after a snow storm in 2014, play in the remaining patches of snow. Canadian Lutherans hope to bring a Syrian family to Canada. LWF Jordan/J. Pfattner
Canadian Lutherans work together to sponsor Syrian refugee family
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27 Nov 2015
  • Humanitarian
  • Churches
27 Nov 2015
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Salam (left, in red T-Shirt) with her grandmother and younger sister in their shelter in Za’atari camp. Photo: LWF Jordan/D. Odén
Developing a culture of peace
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27 Nov 2015
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27 Nov 2015
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LWF and ACT Alliance delegates take part in side event at COP20 negotiations in Lima, Peru. Photo: LWF/Sean Hawkey
UN climate summit results vital for world’s future
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27 Nov 2015
  • Justice
  • Climate
27 Nov 2015
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Raba’a explains the situation in her family. Photo: Jennifer Clark, CLWR
Food support for refugees and hosts in Jordan
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19 Nov 2015
  • Humanitarian
19 Nov 2015
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Caption: Shemaa (8) and Bushra (9) getting ready for school. The girls and their family live in a communal shelter with 31 other people. Photo: LWF/ Seivan Salim
The youngest victims of conflict
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19 Nov 2015
  • Humanitarian
19 Nov 2015
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Beatrice, centre, with her guardian and one of her brothers inside the tailoring shop that serves as the family’s source of livelihood. Photo: LWF Kenya-Djibouti (Kakuma Office)
A future beyond kiosk work
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19 Nov 2015
  • Humanitarian
19 Nov 2015
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A Dalit woman in Nepal. Implementing the Discrimination and Untouchability Act of 2011, which abolishes caste discrimination, is a major human rights challenge in Nepal. Photo: LWF/Lucia de Vries
Human rights: Myanmar and Nepal accept LWF recommendations
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16 Nov 2015
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  • Justice
16 Nov 2015
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PWRDF director Adele Finney and CLWR director Robert Granke at Canada's National Church Council. Photo: André Forget
Canadian Anglicans and Lutherans put spotlight on refugees
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14 Nov 2015
  • Humanitarian
14 Nov 2015
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