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Nepal: Building better houses and promoting interfaith harmony Earthquake-resilient buildings and sustainable livelihoods, thanks to the LWF and IRW
Dutch pastor praises faith of refugee family The family spent 97 days inside a Protestant church before being granted right to remain in the Netherlands
Ethiopia: Symbols of Hope help rebuild lives of young people LWF General Secretary thanks EECMY for its holistic ministry
LWF in Honduras offers alternatives to migration Skills training and human rights advocacy provide hope for young people facing poverty and violence
Uganda: Life-saving interventions for babies and mothers LWF’s integrated humanitarian support reaches over 640,000 people in need
Lutherans in Italy call for compassion to end migrant deaths in the Mediterranean Sea Church leaders say Christians cannot ‘look the other way’
International NGOs call for unrestricted access to affected populations in Myanmar’s Rakhine state LWF signs statement calling for protection of conflict-affected communities
María Ruth Sanabria: 40 years of taking risks to defend the rights of others Colombian human rights advocate talks about an increasingly dangerous task
Living together in times of fragmentation Lutheran diaconal workers in Europe examine migration ‘bridges or walls’
Hospital in Naples marks half century of ‘open arms’ Villa Betania Evangelical Hospital provides care for poor and undocumented migrants
A thriving church beside the devastation of war Hungarian church leader reflects on Advent among Christians in Northern Iraq
Nothing to extract from the golden oil fruit Mozambican land rights advocates seek justice for victims of risky investments deals
