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Fleeing the horrors of the DRC, Shantal quickly stepped up to become a role model in the LWF camp at Rwamwanja, Uganda. Photo: LWF Uganda

Defying the odds to become a role model

Rape survivor a tireless worker for refugee women’s rights in Uganda

(LWI) - Shantal M is a refugee from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The mother of three arrived in Uganda in 2012 where The Lutheran World Federation (LWF)…

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

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(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

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(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…