Skip to main content
  • Contact
  • Get Involved
  • EN
  • DE
  • ES
  • FR
Africa Region
Asia Region
Latin America and the Caribbean Region
World Service
All related sites
Donate
  • Who We Are

    Who We Are

    "In Communion" book

    We are a global communion of churches in the Lutheran tradition, living and working together for a just, peaceful, and reconciled world

    • Core Principles
      • Vision and Values
      • Strategy
    • Our Lutheran Identity
      • Our Visual Identity
    • History of the LWF
      • Facts and Figures
      • Archive
      • Reformation 2017
    • Governance and Oversight
      • Assembly
      • President
      • Vice Presidents
      • Council
      • Executive Committee
    • Communion Office
      • General Secretary
      • Leadership team
      • Office of the General Secretary
      • Photo Exhibition
    • Accountability
      • Reporting Misconduct
      • Certifications
      • Partners and Networks
      • Finance
  • What We Do

    What We Do

    A symbolic moment during the 60th anniversary of the first all-Africa Lutheran conference, held in 2015. Photo: Photo: LWF/ Tsion Alemayehu

    We work with member churches, country programs and partner organizations to promote justice, peace, reconciliation and dignity for individuals and communities.

    • Humanitarian work
      • About our work
      • Where we work
      • How we work
      • Partners
    • Justice and Peace
      • Interfaith and Peace
      • Human Rights
      • Climate Justice
      • Gender Justice
    • Churches in Communion
      • Communion building
    • Theology
      • Lutheran identities
      • Theological education
      • Women & Gender
      • Public Theology
      • Ecotheology
      • Religious literacy and interreligious relations
    • Unity of the Church
      • Ecumenical Dialogues
      • Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification
    • Churches in Mission
      • Diakonia & Development
      • Youth
      • Member church projects
      • Leadership
  • Member Churches

    Member Churches

    LWF membership represents over 78 million Christians in the Lutheran tradition in 99 countries across the globe. It has 154 member churches, including two associate member churches, as well as ten recognized churches and congregations, and two recognized councils. 

    • Africa
    • Asia
    • Central Eastern Europe
    • Central Western Europe
    • Latin America and the Caribbean
    • Nordic Countries
    • North America
    • Recognized churches, congregations, and councils
  • News and resources

    News and resources

    The latest LWF shared materials
    • News
      • News
      • Blogs
      • Events
      • Podcasts
    • Materials
      • Resources
      • Archive and digital library
      • Learning Platform
      • Live
    • Media
      • Press Room
      • Statements
      • Press Mailing List
      • Newsletter
  • Contact
  • Visit our subpages

    LWF related subsites

    Related Subsites

    • LWF Thirteenth Assembly – 2023.lwfassembly.org [EN | DE | ES | FR | PL]
    • Reformation 2017 – 2017.…
    • Related Subsites
    • Country Program Subsites
    • Partner Sites
    • Program Subsites
  • Get Involved

    Get Involved

    lwfassembly_krakow

    We are a global communion of churches in the Lutheran tradition on a common journey of renewal

    We strive to put our faith into action within and beyond the communion, and seek God’s Word and Spirit to guide us

    • Become a Member Church
    • Campaigns
      • Request for proposals: LWF – External Audit Services
      • Request for proposals: LWF – External Audit Services for restricted projects
      • Request for proposals: Resource Mobilisation, LWB Stiftung
    • Emergency calls
      • Communion Solidarity Fund
      • Crisis in Israel-Palestine
      • Ukraine Crisis
    • Ongoing Event Updates
    • Ongoing Reformation
      • Advent Calendar
      • Hymns of Advent and Christmas
      • Lent campaign
  • Donate Now

    Donate Now

    Emergencies

    • Support the Communion Solidarity Fund
    • Support the emergency work of our LWF Jerusalem Program
Donate

Breadcrumb

  1. Home
  2. Programs
  3. Helene Ralivao

Helene Ralivao

Participants in the gender justice and leadership education workshop at the Jeypore Evangelical Lutheran Church in India. Photo: JELC

India: Youth reimagine gender justice in daily life

LWF Theology, Gender Justice and Leadership Education program explores how to change attitudes

Justice
Gender
Youth
News
08 Apr 2026
Participants in the third group of the TGLE program at Tumaini University Makumira in Arusha, Tanzania. Photo: LWF/K: Kiilunen

Empowered for change: new graduates of theology, gender justice and leadership program

TGLE third cohort participants encouraged to be “a catalyst of change in church and society”

Theology
Gender
Churches
News
13 Nov 2024
Old Testament scholar Rev. Delphine Fongeh Nsufor, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Cameroon. Photo: Private

Cameroon: Trusting others to lead for church growth
By
Rev. Delphine Fongeh Nsufor

Theology
Communion
Churches
Blog
23 Sep 2024
LWF Council member Ms Phiona Uwase, Lutheran Church of Rwanda, is a volunteer at the It’s Possible Foundation in Kigali. She is one of the 37 people who have completed the LWF training on theology, gender justice, and leadership education. Photo: Private

New skills to lead and advocate for gender justice

Two participants in the LWF training program on theology, leadership, and gender justice share how newly acquired skills and knowledge advance thei

Theology
Churches
Gender
News
30 May 2024
Participants in the third cohort of the LWF program on Theology, Gender Justice and Leadership Education, at Tumaini University Makumira, Arusha, Tanzania. Photo: ELCT/TUMA
3 Mar – 16 Mar 2024

Annual training on theology and gender- inclusive leadership

Event
Phiona Uwase from the Lutheran Church of Rwanda, pictured at LWF’s Youth Pre-Assembly in Poland, was a scholarship holder for the 2023 training in theology, gender justice and leadership education. Photo: LWF/J.C. Valeriano

Applications open for gender justice scholarships in Africa

Hélène Ralivao Fund offers “unique opportunity” for women and men in LWF member churches in Africa to pursue studies in theology, gender justice an

Churches
Gender
News
08 Nov 2023
Participants at the May 2022 LWF gender justice and leadership training in Tanzania: from left; Rev. Patricia Jabedu, Rev. Mbongeni P. Dube, Rev. Blessing Maversere, doctoral student Lindiwe Princess Maseko and nurse Thelma Theodolah Mpinda. Photo: LWF/M. Blasi

Africa: New Hélène Ralivao Fund training in gender justice and leadership

Candidates in LWF member churches in Africa are invited to apply for the Theology, Gender Justice and Leadership Education training under the Hélèn

Theology
Churches
Gender
News
16 Dec 2022

The Lutheran World Federation

Chemin du Pavillon 2,
1218 Le Grand Saconnex, Geneva
Switzerland

[email protected]
+41 (0)22 791 60 00

Follow us
Subscribe to Our Newsletter
 
 
© Copyright 2026 Lutheran World Federation
  • Open Positions
  • Press Room
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Reporting misconduct

"Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me." – Matthew 25.40