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Foundations for Diakonia

Participants at the LWF Workshop People on the Move – Bridges or Walls?, singing the Santa Lucia Song. December 2018 in Sibiu Romania. Photo: David Lin
19 Mar – 22 Mar 2019

People on the Move – Responding to Growing Diversity

Churches
Humanitarian
Event
Participants in the women’s self-help group Tesfa (‘hope’) gather for the day. All photos: LWF/Albin Hillert

Ethiopian church empowers communities to thrive on their own

EECMY social services reach 3 million people across Ethiopia

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News
22 Feb 2019
Workshop on ’Waking the Giant’ held in Colombia, a Lutheran World Federation initiative to support churches and faith-based organisations in working towards achievement of the United Nations 2030 Agenda, the SDGs. Photo: Albin Hillert/LWF
12 Mar 2019

Waking the Giant: Churches Together for the SDGs

Communion
Churches
Event
Participants in the Sibiu workshop were invited to create a map depicting “Who is moving to my country and why?” and “Who is leaving my country and why?” Photo: Ulla Siirto

Living together in times of fragmentation

Lutheran diaconal workers in Europe examine migration ‘bridges or walls’

Churches
Humanitarian
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10 Jan 2019
Director of the United Nations SDG Lab, Nadia Isler: Waking the Giant is a “unique opportunity in a highly globalized world”. Photo: LWF/Stéphane Gallay

“As a matter of faith: leave no one behind”

LWF launches global initiative adding the presence, witness and contributions of churches to Sustainable Development Goals

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Churches
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11 Oct 2018
Matsimbe community in Malawi. Photo: G. Kalugendo
15 Oct – 20 Oct 2018

Inclusive Community Resilience and Confronting Poverty in Africa Workshop

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Churches
Justice
Event
10 Oct – 12 Oct 2018

Waking the Giant – Annual Global Meeting

Churches
Event
Migrants and Czech citizens share different customs during a workshop run by Czech diaconia. Photo: Diakonie ČCE

ECCB urges Czech government to help refugees

Synod Council statement: duty to protect and to honor EU partnerships

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21 Aug 2018
Talinn Conviviality Workshop, March 2016. Photo: Szilard Szabo
11 Dec – 14 Dec 2018

People on the Move – Bridges or Walls?

Churches
Humanitarian
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