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Central America: A promise of safety and hope LWF helps Central American communities prepare for disaster
Student volunteers transform communities in Brazil Regional award honors commitment of Lutheran school
Migrants’ rights and dignity at heart of Global Forum in Colombia LWF brings voices of member churches to Global Forum on Migration and Development
"A small piece of peace” LWF staff: Humanitarian work is not only about delivering aid, but also about providing hope
Brazil: inclusive church where everyone is welcome Ana Cristina Gerhard, lay leader from the Evangelical Church of the Lutheran Confession in Brazil
Member Church Projects: Empowering communities, changing lives Member Church Projects Committee reviews initiatives that the LWF supports in 39 countries around the world
Planting Hope: Reforesting Nicaragua’s Dry Corridor 7,000 trees planted through the “Sowing the path to COP30” campaign
Advocating for vulnerable communities in Venezuela at the Human Rights Council "Forgotten and neglected internationally”
Women in ordained ministry meet in Uruguay to address fundamentalism and power dynamics Women in ordained ministry from Argentina and Uruguay focus on the impact of fundamentalism on church life
![LWF Senior Advocacy Advisor Fabián Wilches [center] with IELCO Bishop John Rojas, Director of Diaconia Ana Mendivelso, migration ministry Coordinator Johana Morales and Daniel, psychosocial support for migration ministry. Photo: IELCO](/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2025-09/Colobia-global-forum-migration.jpg.webp?itok=P59IxDI2)
