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Rusumo falls, Rwanda, Tanzania border. Photo: Rev. John Rutsindintwarane

Finding Hope in 2014: An Anniversary in Rwanda and Tanzania

By Rev. John Rutsindintwarane

This year, Rwanda marked the 20th year since the genocide in that country in 1994.

It may seem to be a long time, but my memory is still fresh: when I witnessed more than 700,000 Rwandan refugees…

Burundians arrive at the congested Tanzania port of Kagunga. Photo:LWF Burundi

Burundi refugees in Tanzania receive assistance from the LWF

Need for immediate support to overcrowded camps

KIGOMA, Tanzania/GENEVA, 29 May 2015 As the situation in Burundi deteriorates progressively, Burundians continue to leave the country in droves. The Lutheran World Federation is on the…

Ngendakumana DÃ©sirÃ©, with wife GeneviÃ¨ve and daughter FÃ©licitÃ©, is back in Tanzania for the second time in his life. Photo: Gilles Ouedraogo

Repeat journey for Burundian refugee who fled militia

Family sheltering in LWF-supported camp in Tanzania

BUJUMBURA, Burundi/GENEVA – 9 June 2015 (LWI) - Ngendakumana Désiré is 26 years old and for the second time in his life, is a Burundian refugee in Tanzania.

The first time, he…

Regine Nibogora and her youngest daughter Stella. Photo: CWS/ Aaron Tate

Violence in Burundi, rising refugee numbers in Tanzania

LWF/ TCRS assists in overcrowded Nyarugusu camp

BUJUMBURA, Burundi/ NYARUGUSU, Tanzania/ GENEVA, 21 July 2015 (LWI) – As presidential elections commence in Burundi, civil unrest has once again soared in the capital of Bujumbura. The…

Hatungaimana Justina gave brith to baby Furaha Eliza just days after fleeing her native Burundi. She and her family made it to the safey of the Mtendeli camp where LWF partner, Tanganyika Christian Refugee Service drills boreholes that supply water to the camp. Photo: LWF/S.Cox

Drilling deep to bring water to refugees from Burundi

(LWI) - Already exhausted, Burundian refugee Hatungaimana Justina gave birth in the Mtendeli refugee camp in west Tanzania days after arriving there.

Clean water critical in camps

In refugee camps, a supply of clean water is…

A damaged house in Bukoba. Photo: LWF/TCRS

Tanzanian church and LWF support Bukoba earthquake survivors

Bukoba Lutheran Bishop: Many people are “deeply shaken”

(LWI) – The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania (ELCT) together with its diaconal arm, and The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) are reaching out to families affected by the 5.7…

ELCT Presiding Bishop Dr Fredrick Onael Shoo. Photo: LWF/S. Gallay

Tanzania: Presiding Bishop calls for leadership values that foster unity

ELCT retreat on a sustainable church

(LWI) - Church unity, sustainability, and a vibrant church were key topics at a recent retreat of bishops, management team, youth and women leaders of the…

UN Secretary-General AntÃ³nio Guterres during a briefing on COVID-19 at WHO headquarters in Geneva. 24 February 2020. UN Photo / Jean Marc FerrÃ©

COVID-19: LWF joins global UN appeal to help the most vulnerable

Joint action to respond to “unprecedented threat” of coronavirus pandemic

(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) together with other organizations is joining the global appeal of the United Nations (UN) for donations to respond to …