Kharkiv’s Saltivka district was one of the first and hardest-hit parts of Ukraine since the start of the war. Over 10,000 apartments were damaged or burnt down completely following missile strikes. LWF together with UNHCR is focused on rebuilding…
LWF and UNHCR renovate damaged apartments in the Ukraine and provide psychosocial support to the Ukrainians who were forced from their homes after airstrikes.
In the tranquil settings of the Polish countryside, 177 Ukrainian child refugees found a brief sanctuary and a break from the war. Organized by the Lutheran World Federation, these holiday camps not only offered fun-filled…
LWF supports twelve Ukrainian refugee students who attend the Albert-Schweitzer- School in Gliwice, Poland, a Protestant school with a Lutheran profile. This is a great support for them and their families.…
One year after the war in Ukraine started, refugees in Poland feel torn between their old life and their new situation. The LWF community centers support local integration while preserving culture and language.…
LWF representatives in Ukraine and Bishop Pavlo Shvarts of German Evangelical Lutheran Church in Ukraine met with local partners and the mayor of Kharkiv to discuss expanding LWF work in Ukraine.
LWF is working together with its member church in Ukraine and the local Youth Council to equip heating points in Kharkiv. As the city is still suffering frequent attacks on its infrastructure, these places allow people to warm up, eat and charge…
People in Kharkiv and Ichnya, Ukraine, are struggling with the effects of war. Under challenging circumstances, they prepare for Christmas. Bishop Pavlo Shvarts reminds people to look towards the light.
