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Rev. Dr Jeannette Ada Maina, LWF vice president for Africa. Photo: LWF/A. Hillert
16 Days: theologies of anger, resistance and hope
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10 Dec 2021
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10 Dec 2021
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Isaiah Toroitich, Head of Global Advocacy leads the LWF Action for Justice that is the focal point for advocacy on Human Rights. Photo: LWF/S. Gallay
Human Rights: Our foundational commitment
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10 Dec 2021
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10 Dec 2021
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LWF President Archbishop Dr Panti Filibus Musa with LWF Vice-President for Africa Rev. Dr Jeanette Ada Maina, Bishop Theophilus Shadrach of the Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria, and LWF staff and students in the Gado camp. The students held signs and recited a poem on the importance of education. All photos: LWF/Lucie Alalu Grinstein
LWF President commends strength of Cameroon communities served by livelihood programs
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9 Dec 2021
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9 Dec 2021
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The Augusta Victoria Hospital. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
Walid Nammour steps down as CEO of Augusta Victoria Hospital
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8 Dec 2021
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8 Dec 2021
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Participants at a women's march in Oakland in 2019. Photo: Thomas Hawk (CC-BY-NC)
16 Days: ‘Missing and Murdered’ victims of femicide
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7 Dec 2021
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7 Dec 2021
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Ms Phelister Njile from Tanzania’s northern Shinyanga region, a participant at the 29 November event in Dar es Salaam which brought together doctors, researchers, faith leaders and key partners to end gender-based violence. All photos: Zacharia Osanga
Tanzania: faith leaders highlight rights of people living with disabilities
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3 Dec 2021
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3 Dec 2021
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In Honduras, the LWF member church and World Service program worked jointly to provide humanitarian response during the Eta and Iota hurricanes in 2020. Photo: LWF/Sean Hawkey
LAC: Member churches and World Service programs explore deeper collaboration
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2 Dec 2021
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2 Dec 2021
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Zarqa, Jordan: Incentive-Based Volunteer Esraa from Jordan paints her handmark on the wall of the Lutheran World Federation community centre in Zarqa. Through a variety of activities, the Lutheran World Federation community centre in Zarqa serves to offer psychosocial support and strengthen social cohesion between Syrian, Iraqi and other refugees in Jordan and their host communities. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
Recognizing faith-based perspectives in protecting displaced persons
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1 Dec 2021
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1 Dec 2021
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Anil, LWF Trainee, demonstrates features of the GeoKrishi app to local farmer in Nepal. Photo: LWF Nepal
Nepal: New mobile application helps local farmers innovate
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29 Nov 2021
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29 Nov 2021
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