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Rev. Michael Martin shares a tin of sweets with a Syrian family at the Zaâatri refugee camp. Photo: LWF Jordan/E. Gano

LWF Intervention in Jordan Engages Syrian Refugees in Peace Building

Interview with Bavarian Delegation Visiting Za’atri Camp and Al Mafraq Communities

(LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) continues assistance to Syrian refugees in Jordan through initiatives for peace building and reconciliation in…

Council members vote on LWF decisions. Photo: LWF/M. Renaux

LWF Council Actions

Changes in Departments, Welcome to New Member Churches

(LWI) – The Council of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) concluded its meeting in Medan, Indonesia, with decisions on ecumenical dialogues, finance and the work of the respective…

Messages of peace in a school run by LWF in Upper Nile State, South Sudan. Photo: LWF/ C: KÃ¤stner

World Humanitarian Day: LWF calls for protection of humanitarian space

“Humanitarian workers have become soft targets for warring parties”

(LWI) - On World Humanitarian Day, the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) calls for a better protection of humanitarian…

Sarah Ewoi, with a South Sudanese refugee family at Nadapal center. Photo : LWF Kenya

Selfless service at the front line

Sarah Ewoi, Kenya, receives refugees from South Sudan

#WomenHumanitarians

(LWI) - 46-year-old Sarah Ewoi is a mother of 4, working for the Lutheran World Federation – World Service at the Nadapal Transit Centre in Kenya. The…

Amrita Rai works as a volunteer in Sanischare Refugee Camp. Photo: LWF Nepal

Fighting against injustice and inequality

A volunteer from Nepal shares her story on World Humanitarian Day

#WomenHumanitarians

(LWI) - When Amrita Rai was just nine years old, she was forced to flee her home in Bhutan and travel to Nepal, where she grew up surrounded by…

Maria Immonen, director of LWF World service. Photo: LWF

Organizations need to promote women’s confidence

World Humanitarian Day: Interview with World Service director Maria Immonen

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(LWI) - World Humanitarian Day casts a spotlight on those who work in humanitarian…

At the river nearby the Burka Dare site for Internally Displaced People in Oromia, Ethiopia. The Lutheran World Federation supports internally displaced people in several regions of Ethiopia, through water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH). Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

COVID-19: LWF World Service calls for donations

Protect vulnerable communities and staff in refugee camps

(LWI) - In light of the worldwide Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) humanitarian arm…

LWF staff in Minawao refugee camp, Cameroon. More than 90 percent of the 8,000 LWF field staff are from the countries they work in, and often part of the communities they serve. Photo: LWF/ A. Hillert

COVID-19: Difficult realities “becoming even more challenging”

World Service director grateful for commitment and dedication of staff

(LWI) -The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) World Service director Maria Immonen has sent a letter to the staff in humanitarian and development operations, encouraging…