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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
LWF delegation meets Kakuma youth leaders

Walking Together in Kakuma

In a recent visit to the Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya, LWF General Secretary Rev. Dr.

Humanitarian
News
12 Nov 2024

Concerns over violence following elections in Mozambique

LWF joins LUCSA in expressing solidarity, calling for humanitarian aid  

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Communion
News
07 Nov 2024
Panelists of the event: ACHPR Commissioner Salma Sassi, Vice-Chair of the Working Group on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights and Special Rapporteur on Refugee Rights; Hon. Prof. Maya Sahli-Fadel, former Special Rapporteur on Refugees, Asylum Seekers, Displaced Persons, and Migrants; Ms. Milly Nancy Lagu, Chairperson of the Refugee Welfare Council III in Uganda's Kiryandongo District; and Ms. Anab Gedi Mohamed, a refugee leader from Kenya’s Dadaab camp. Photo: Jamestina Quee/ Evangelical Lutheran Church

LWF highlights education challenges for refugee children at African Commission

LWF hosts side event with refugee leaders

Humanitarian
News
01 Nov 2024
Euphigenie Ntezimana in front of her home. Photo: LWF/L. Gillabert

How LWF empowers communities in Burundi

LWF project combines emergency response and development work

Humanitarian
News
24 Oct 2024
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
Field visit to Logone Birni on July 11, 2024: Funded by GAC, the "Gender Transformative Climate Adaptation" is implemented by LWF in the Lake Chad Basin, covering regions in both Cameroon and Chad. Photo: LWF/ M. Renaux
2 Dec – 5 Dec 2024

Regional Management Team Meeting – francophone Africa

Humanitarian
Event
What began as urgent aid during a national crisis has evolved into livelihoods and protection work. As LWF Uganda marks its 45th anniversary, its legacy is evident in the thriving communities it has helped rebuild. Photo: LWF Uganda

45 years of building resilience in Uganda

From Emergency Relief to Empowerment 

Humanitarian
News
01 Oct 2024
A drummer group from Burundi was part of the dance competition. Photo: LWF/ M. Lukulu

10 years “Kakuma Got Talent”

Competition to showcase refugee talents in Kenya

Humanitarian
News
27 Sep 2024

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