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Mosque in Umm el Jimal, Jordan. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

LWF sends Eid greetings to Islamic Relief Worldwide

General Secretary Junge gives thanks for growing collaboration as Faith-based organizations

(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) General Secretary, Rev. Dr Martin Junge, has sent a message of goodwill to members of the…

The Rev. Elitha Moyo displays a COVID-19 best practices and gender-based violence prevention poster in the Mberengwa Ward 23 area, a border community in Zimbabwe at increased risk for both. Photo: ELCZ

COVID-19: Zimbabwe church expands awareness to border community

Border town vulnerable to virus spread, rise in violence against women

(LWI) - Concerned that the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is going unchecked among unauthorized border crossings, the…

Visiting LWF General Secretary Rev. Dr Martin Junge and his team join EECMY church leaders in a meeting with members of the Hundedo self-help group in Hadiya, on 31 January. All photos: LWF/Albin Hillert

Ethiopia: Symbols of Hope help rebuild lives of young people

LWF General Secretary thanks EECMY for its holistic ministry

(LWI) - In south central Ethiopia, the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus (EECMY) and the…

Thanks to collaboration between the LWF and IRW, locals have a fountain that provides safe drinking water. Photo: LWF/IRW

Nepal: Building better houses and promoting interfaith harmony

Earthquake-resilient buildings and sustainable livelihoods, thanks to the LWF and IRW

(LWI) – Women in Nepal’s Langbu village have gained both privacy and dignity with the public bathing cubicles built collaboratively by the…

Participants in the womenâs self-help group Tesfa (âhopeâ) gather for the day. All photos: LWF/Albin Hillert

Ethiopian church empowers communities to thrive on their own

EECMY social services reach 3 million people across Ethiopia

(LWI) - A century of service is bearing fruit, as The Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus (EECMY…

Participants at the Working Together meeting in Geneva. Photo: LWF/S. Gallay

Strengthening partnerships to support holistic mission and service

LWF member churches and related organizations gather in Geneva for annual ‘Working Together’ meeting

(LWI) - Representatives of a dozen member churches and related organizations of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) have been meeting in…

LWF General Secretary Rev. Dr. Martin Junge speaks at an interfaith panel on the opening day of the Vatican conference on Religions and the Sustainable Development Goals. Photo: GCCM

Faith-based organizations are “uniquely placed to support” UN’s 2030 Agenda

LWF General Secretary speaks at international conference in the Vatican on ‘Religions and the SDGs’

(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) General Secretary, Rev. Dr Martin Junge addressed an international conference in the Vatican…

Ms Kausilya Damai, member of the local government of Nawadurga Rural Municipality in western Nepal. Photo: LWF Nepal

Nepal: Woman leader Damai chronicles her journey from bondage to leadership

More than 120 local government representatives, thanks to LWF’s work among freed bonded laborers

LWI - In a country with more than 450 rural municipalities, election as a local government representative in Nepal might not be considered a…

Faustina Nillan, national director for women and children in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania. Photo: Doug Hostetter

UN side event highlights churches’ successes in furthering Sustainable Development Goals

A parallel event at UN Commission on the Status of Women highlights work of the ecumenical “Waking the Giant” initiative

(LWI) - Ecumenical development experts from around the world, meeting at the…

Panelists at the 27 March event in the Bundestag. From left to right: Lisa Binder (Bread for the World), Sabine Minninger (Policy Advisor on Climate Change, Bread for the World), Maina Talia (Panelist from Tuvalu), Claudia Roth (German Green Party politician and Bundestag Vice President), Dr. Julia Duchrow (Human Rights Expert, Bread for the World), Sophie Gebreyes (LWF Country Representative in Ethiopia). Photo: Sabine Mininger/BftW

Industrialized nations must ‘honor moral responsibility’ to mitigate effects of climate change in Ethiopia

LWF Ethiopia Representative addresses German politicians ahead of European elections

(LWI) - The devastating effects of climate change and conflict on rural communities in Ethiopia were under the spotlight at the German Parliament (…

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