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German church makes groundbreaking decision on gender equality and youth participation From 2025 the synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northern Germany will be composed of equal numbers of men and women and ten percent of pe
First graduates from new LWF gender justice program Students from Ethiopia, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania and Zimbabwe graduate from program on theology, gender justice and leadership education est
From Kenyan village to LWF’s United Nations office From youth leader in her native Kenya to her current job as head of the Lutheran Office for World Community in New York, Christine Mangale reflects
Poland: Supporting women refugees Women fleeing the war in Ukraine are at risk of gender-based violence: Leaving a war zone, passing checkpoints, and settling in an unknown country
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