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The first group of eight students at the new ICT center of the Nepal Evangelical Lutheran Church in the southeastern city of Biratnagar. Photo: NELC
Nepalese church opens ICT center to promote youth employment
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6 Oct 2020
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6 Oct 2020
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LWF General Secretary Martin Junge addressed the Faith for Nature conference which is taking place in Skálholt, Iceland, via video stream. Photo: LWF/S. Gallay
Creation is a gift, not a commodity
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6 Oct 2020
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6 Oct 2020
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Children demonstrate hand washing at Kakuma refugee camp; Kenya. LWF has reinforced hygiene education to prevent a spread of COVID-19 in the camp. Photo: LWF/ P. Omagwa
COVID-19: Responding when social distancing isn’t an option
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5 Oct 2020
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5 Oct 2020
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Vibrant and beautiful worship at the Njube Centre parish of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Zimbabwe. LWF General Secretary Martin Junge preached, local choirs sang beautifully and young people from the church offered powerful testimony to a society peace. Ecumenical partners of the ELCZ participated in the service. From 29 February-4 March 2020 the LWF General Secretary and a high level delegation visited Zimbabwe, its churches and people, to show solidarity and offer encouragement. Photo: L
Worshiping together on Reformation Day
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5 Oct 2020
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5 Oct 2020
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Rev. Elitha Moyo Gender Justice Coordinator for the ELCZ says, “We need to appreciate each other regardless of gender.” Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
Zimbabwe: Women and men working together for gender justice
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2 Oct 2020
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2 Oct 2020
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Chanset, an ethnic Khmu girl in northern Laos, with school uniform, books and other items provided by LWF as part of a program to provide access to quality education for girls. Photo: LWF/P. Simayvanh
LWF calls for urgent action on women’s rights
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1 Oct 2020
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1 Oct 2020
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Ms Canaan Osagie speaking at the Symbols of Hope mid-September event in Benin City, southern Nigeria. All photos: SOH Nigeria
On a mission to break the myth about irregular migration
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1 Oct 2020
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1 Oct 2020
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Women at a hand pump in Panyagor. The extremely poor sanitation conditions are exposing people to waterborne diseases at a time when they are also battling COVID-19 . All photos: LWF/ B. Germamo
LWF supports flooded communities in South Sudan
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30 Sep 2020
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30 Sep 2020
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Young climate activists gathered in December 2019 at the COP25 summit in Madrid, Spain sound the alarm for climate justice. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
Prophetic young voices call for climate action
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30 Sep 2020
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30 Sep 2020
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