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Launch of “Roadmap” to economic and ecological justice Equipping churches to create just and sustainable communities
Austrian Pastor Tendis among victims of Ethiopian Airlines crash LWF sends sincere condolences to family and church
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Ethiopian church empowers communities to thrive on their own EECMY social services reach 3 million people across Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Creativity in the face of hardship LWF supports people displaced internally by extreme climate and conflict
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