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Waking the Giant

The online campaign “17 Weeks, 17 Goals” spotlights one SDG every week and calls for action on the specific theme. Photo LWF/Albin Hillert

Germany: “17 Weeks, 17 Goals” online campaign on the UN Sustainable Development Goals

Bavarian campaign encourages learning and action on SDGs

Communion
Churches
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News
17 Jan 2022
Photo: LWF/S. Gallay

New SDGs training manual for faith-based actors

Download guidelines and pedagogical tools for online and face-to-face training 

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Churches
News
24 Aug 2021
Edwin Mosquera leads a workshop on forgiveness and reconciliation as part of the ‘From War to Peace’ project of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Colombia which supports three communities in the northwest Antioquia region. Photo: LWF/A. Hillert

Churches are key partners for UN’s 2030 Agenda

During High-Level Political Forum, LWF to launch reports on progress towards SDGs in Colombia, Indonesia, Namibia 

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Justice
News
07 Jul 2021
LWF Council members take part in a June 2019 event in Geneva to publicize the work of Waking the Giant. Photo: LWF/S.Gallay
14 Jul 2021

Transforming our world together

Churches
Event
Faith-Based Actors and the Sustainable Development Goals

Faith-Based Actors and the Sustainable Development Goals

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Churches
Document
01 Apr 2021
There is no planet B. Young people deserve a future without a climate crisis. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
3 Dec 2020

Waking the Giant Webinar on SDG13

Churches
Event
A Waking the Giant banner at Saint Peter Lutheran Church in Monrovia, Liberia. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
21 Oct 2020

Waking the Giant Webinar on SDGs and theological reflections

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Churches
Event
A group of girls head to a school in Jordan’s Sahab district that is supported by LWF for both Jordanian and Syrian children. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

Peacebuilding a priority for post-pandemic world

LWF endorses commitment to peace through joint statement and Waking the Giant webinar on SDG 16

Unity
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21 Sep 2020
Through its Waking the Giant initiative, the LWF supports the work of churches and faith-based organizations towards achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
15 Sep 2020

Waking the Giant: Webinar on SDG16

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