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Tapping into untapped potentials LWF President Musa: Waking the Giant empowers local actors to engage in SDGs
’It’s all interlinked’ – LWF Cameroon supports livelihoods and education for CAR refugees Education for peace and social cohesion
Kenya moving towards gender equality in church and society KELC promotes theological foundations for gender justice
Reinforcing the contribution of lay people to the church LWF International Lay Leaders’ Seminar takes place in Geneva and Wittenberg
Lutheran youth delegate calls for urgent climate action Young German environmental activist joins ecumenical and interfaith participants at Laudato Si’ conference in Kenya
The church belongs to the present and has a future “It is by making a difference that a church is big”
Wittenberg: Bringing together people from all over the world LWF Center and ELCA Center Celebrate 10th and 20th Anniversaries
Tanzania: Towards full women’s inclusion in the ordained ministry ELCT women pastors and theologians celebrate milestones in a 30 year-journey
The youngest ombudsperson in all Bavaria’s congregation councils Julian Appl: “My grandma was thrilled”
Guatemalan church defends right to peaceful protest Church stands with human rights defenders, calls for criminal investigations into destruction of water conduits
LWF supports survivors of sexual violence in DRC Delegation visits Panzi hospital and pledges support to survivor network in Kasai region