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Rita Lama in her home village. Accusations of witchcraft almost made her give up on life. Photo: LWF/U. Pokharel
A curse of hate and superstition
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8 Dec 2016
  • Humanitarian
8 Dec 2016
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LWF staff join women from Namibia’s Lutheran churches at the November meeting in Windhoek, kicking off women’s preparations to host the Pre-Assembly and the Twelfth LWF Assembly in May 2017. Photo: LWF
Preparations for LWF Women’s Pre-Assembly begin in Namibia
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7 Dec 2016
  • Communion
  • Gender
7 Dec 2016
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Za’atari refugee camp in Jordan, home to 70,000 Syrian refugees. Bahar has been living here for four years. Photo: LWF Jordan/N. Boase
“More courage than we could ever imagine”
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5 Dec 2016
  • Humanitarian
5 Dec 2016
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Students of ELCZ schools learn the equality of men and women. Photo: LWF
Zimbabwe’s Lutheran church tackles child marriage and domestic violence
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2 Dec 2016
  • Justice
  • Gender
2 Dec 2016
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Caption: Cristo Perez, land mine survivor and board member of the Association of Antipersonnel Mine Survivors Fighting for Dignity and Peace, a partner supported by the LWF in Colombia. Photo: LWF/Antonio Sánchez Salazar
Life after a land mine
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2 Dec 2016
  • Humanitarian
2 Dec 2016
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Children supported by St Peter’s Child Care. Photo: LWF
A family like any other
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1 Dec 2016
  • Churches
1 Dec 2016
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Lutheran voices speaking up for people affected by HIV and AIDS
news
1 Dec 2016
  • Churches
1 Dec 2016
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Genet Girma Eshete of Ethiopia talks to another particpant during the LWF Diakonia and HRM workshop in Nairobi. Photo: LWF/Afram Pete
Expressing God’s love through serving the neighbor
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1 Dec 2016
  • Churches
1 Dec 2016
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Molly Aringo with her dog. LWF has helped her embrace life again following a diagnosis of HIV. Photo: LWF/P. Kikomeko
“People would whisper and point”
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1 Dec 2016
  • Humanitarian
1 Dec 2016
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