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Delegates from LWF member churches at the 2023 Asia Pre-Assembly in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Photo: LWF/Jotham Lee
22 Oct – 24 Oct 2024

Asia diaconal workshop 2024

Churches
Communion
Event
Lidya Nkiruka Udekwe – a participant in LWF project Symbols of Hope – pictured outside her shop in the Lugbe suburb on the outskirts of Abuja, where she makes a living selling clothes. Through this business, she can now provide for her four children. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

Symbols of Hope Nigeria: Restoring life in dignity

LWF supports survivors of human trafficking

Churches
News
09 Oct 2024
Participants in an LWF-supported youth project in El Salvador. Photo: Salvadoran Lutheran Church

2026 call for member church projects includes training

Churches invited to sign up for workshops on project design by 6 October 2024

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25 Sep 2024
LWF scholarship holders at the webinar included, from left to right: Rev. Eva Guldonova (Slovakia), Mr Hans-Christoph Lange (South Africa), Rev. Dr Baby Rani (India), and Rev. Adrian Lopez (Malaysia). Photos: LWF/S. Gallay & Private

First step toward LWF scholarships alumni network

Strengthening the communion across regions and generations

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Churches
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21 Aug 2024
Ms Rose Bangura, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sierra Leone, sharing about "Strengthening Gender Justice in Homes and Communities" project.  Photo: LWF/ELCT Vincent Mputa

Diakonia at the heart of community transformation in Africa

Regional workshop showcases best practices that are changing lives and perceptions  

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25 Jul 2024
The LWF scholarship program opens up new opportunities for those studying to contribute to the Lutheran communion. In this photo: participants in the 2022 Peace Messengers training in Kigali, Rwanda, included an LWF scholarship holder as a resource person. Photo: LWF/S. Sullivan

Open call: 2025 LWF scholarship applications

25 September is the deadline to submit requests for grants toward studies in theology and diakonia  

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24 Jul 2024
Regional gatherings provide spaces to share experiences about leadership between the different generations. In this photo, youth and women in a group discussion at the May 2023 Africa Pre-Assembly in Nairobi, Kenya. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
15 Jul – 19 Jul 2024

Regional workshop for diaconal practitioners and scholars in Africa

Churches
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Staff and volunteers of the LWF-supported Schutzhütte B1 Rifugio in Bolzano, Italy. The association provides emergency accommodation and finds job opportunities for women migrants and refugees. Photo: Schutzhütte B1 Rifugio

Italy: Shelter for migrants on the brink of homelessness

The LWF-supported Schutzhütte B1 Rifugio shelter in northern Italy provides protection and support for vulnerable women at the risk of homelessness

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12 Jul 2024
Devastation from heavy rains in the home of an ELCK congregant in West Pokot, North West Diocese. Photo: ELCK/Paul Loyomo

Kenya: Solidarity with families that lost everything

LWF communion solidarity boosts rapid assistance to those in dire need

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11 Jun 2024

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