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Five years conflict in Syria AL MAFRAQ, Jordan/ GENEVA, 17 March 2016 (LWI) – “I was very sad to leave my country, but we came here looking for safety,” 11-year-old La
Empowering people to claim their rights (LWI) – “Our key achievement was getting information directly from the communities,” says Francesca Traglia, Deputy Programme Coordinator with The
Young women with a knack for electronics JERUSALEM/ GENEVA, 8 March 2015 (LWI) - In a cellphone shop along the main road in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Beit Hanina, Ghadeer
With hope against gang violence TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras/ GENEVA, 8 March 2016 (LWI) – The life of 25-year-old María (not her real name) resembles building a house on quicksand:
Where lives and cultures meet (LWI) – “We are six people in our tent,” Sory Rasno, 40, says. “At night the wind keeps us awake. There is no privacy, no space.
Humanitarian crisis in Burundi BUJUMBURA, Burundi/ GENEVA, 2 March 2016 (LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) together with the ACT alliance is urgently asking for support
A warm welcome for a Syrian refugee family in Canada Commemorating the Reformation by sponsoring refugees
Preparing for leadership MBERRA, Mauritania/ GENEVA, 4 February 2016 (LWI) – “It’s difficult to say how we pass our time in the camp.
Conditions for Syrian refugees worsen (LWI) – Lack of education, protection, and assistance with livelihoods are the most pressing needs of Syrian refugees.