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Messages of peace in a school run by LWF in Upper Nile State, South Sudan. Photo: LWF/ C: Kästner
World Humanitarian Day: LWF calls for protection of humanitarian space
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17 Aug 2018
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17 Aug 2018
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Jacob Longar Aleer. Photo: LWF/ S. Gallay
Working in a high-risk area
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17 Aug 2018
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17 Aug 2018
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In Voices from the Communion, LoeRose Mbise of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania says education and awareness-raising are critical if violence against women and girls is to be tackled. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
Supporting women and girls in the struggle to end violence
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16 Aug 2018
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16 Aug 2018
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Celebration of the 500 years of Reformation at the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus. Photo: Tsion Alemayehu
New peace initiative in Ethiopia
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16 Aug 2018
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  • Unity
16 Aug 2018
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An instructor teaches the capoeira drum beat to young women in the peace oasis. All photos: LWF/ E. Massel
Bring out the bravery in everyone
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14 Aug 2018
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14 Aug 2018
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Asmita Nyasur, an indigenous woman in Nepal, used financial support provided by LWF Nepal to recover from the 2015 earthquake. Photo: LWF/Ram Sharan Sedhai
International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples
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9 Aug 2018
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9 Aug 2018
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Wind turbines generate the green power needed by the parishes and church administration of the EKM, Germany. Photo: epd-bild/Steffen Schellhorn
Church’s power needs covered by self-produced wind energy
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8 Aug 2018
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  • Climate
8 Aug 2018
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Participants in the LWF Peace Messenger Training tour the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem on Friday September 22, 2017 while visiting holy sites in the Old City. Photo: ELCJHL/Ben Gray
Lutherans concerned about Jewish nation-state law
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7 Aug 2018
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7 Aug 2018
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A demonstration by the Zimbabwe Council of Churches, under the theme “The church says no to violence!” the image was widely shared on social media to advocate for peace. Photo: ZCC
Churches in Zimbabwe advocate against violence
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3 Aug 2018
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  • Justice
3 Aug 2018
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