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Thanks to the Lutheran communionâs emergency support, Gregorio PÃ©rez and other residents of Shupa village are replanting crops lost to two successive hurricanes. Photo: ILUGUA

Guatemalan church assists families recovering from hurricane impact amid COVID-19

Lutheran communion supports rural farming communities who lost everything

(LWI) – For Gregorio Pérez, a leader of the indigenous Maya Chortí in Guatemala’s southeastern department of Chiquimula, the rising number of Coronavirus (COVID-19…

LWF distributed mosquito nets to more than 12,000 households in two camps in Cox'âs Bazaar refugee camp. The nets will protect especially small children against diseases such as Dengue fever and Malaria. Photo: Bela Wadud/ RDRS/LREP

LWF supports displaced Rohingya in Bangladesh

Livelihood support and protection against diseases

(LWI) - In October 2017, violence in Myanmar forced over 700,000 Rohingya to flee to neighboring Bangladesh. They found a temporary home in Cox’s Bazaar refugee camp, one of the largest…

Aid agencies warn that a decade of conflict and humanitarian crisis threaten to cause âirreversible damageâ in Syria. Photo: LWF/R. Schlott

Aid agencies warn of irreversible damage in Syria

Statement calls on international community to push for end to conflict and step up urgent humanitarian aid

(LWI) - Thirty-five international aid agencies are warning of "irreversible damage” if the growing humanitarian needs in Syria are…

Collaboration between the Nepal Evangelical Lutheran Church and World Service Nepal is a good illustration of the opportunities and challenges of working together in an environment where Christians are a minority. This includes taking part in each other's events, such as the 75th anniversary of the church in 2018, which LWF General Secretary Rev. Dr Martin Junge attended. LWF/Albin Hillert

LWF to launch guidelines on joint engagement between member churches and World Service

Joint calling to witness and serve people in need

(LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) will launch a recently published Guidance Note on engagement between its member churches and the communion’s international…

In Colombia, the LWF helped increase the resilience of communities living in informal migrant settlements through activities that promote environmental stewardship. Photo: LWF Colombia/Diego Alvarez Ramirez

Emphasis on good cooperation as LWF invites member churches and World Service to deepen joint work

LWF offers ‘Guidance Note’ affirming shared purpose to assist people who are most in need

(LWI) – Emphasis on good cooperation was the key message at a public webinar during which The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) launched its…

Cornelia FÃ¼llkrug-Weitzel on a boat trip on the Congo River, Democratic Republic of Congo, 2010. Photo: Christoph PÃ¼schner/Brot fÃ¼r die Welt

“Churches have to raise awareness for global justice”

Interview with Rev. Dr Cornelia Füllkrug-Weitzel, former president of Bread for the World

(LWI) – For twenty years before her retirement in March 2021, Rev. Dr Cornelia Füllkrug-Weitzel served as president of Bread for the World (Brot für…

Erik Siegl from Czech Diaconia with LWFâs Caroline Tveoy and staff from the World Service team in Jordan outside the Aman community center in Zarqa. All photos: LWF/Jordan

Supporting Syria’s refugees, ten years on

Czech Diaconia continues to support LWF’s vital education and skills training for Syrian refugees in neighboring Jordan

(LWI) - A decade on from the start of the Syrian conflict, the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) remains committed to…

Debris from heavy fighting near the town of Yechilla litters the banks of a river which is a primary water source for local residents. Aid agencies are calling for urgent access to bring clean water, food and medical supplies into the war-torn region. Photo: LWF/A. Calma

Aid agencies warn of looming famine in Tigray

LWF’s humanitarian coordinator returns from war-torn Ethiopian region where millions face acute food insecurity

(LWI) - Time is running out to prevent a looming famine in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, where an estimated 5.2 million people are…

Before starting any new activities for Rohingya refugees, RDRS Bangladesh staff carry out a comprehensive needs assessment with the local community to make sure that vulnerable people can access the support and services they need. All photos: RDRS Bangladesh/B. Wadud

Empowering most vulnerable Rohingya refugees

World Humanitarian Day series shines spotlight on Gender and Inclusion Officer in Cox’s Bazaar camps

(LWI) - On World Humanitarian Day, 19 August, Ms Bela Wadud will be busier than ever coordinating support to the most vulnerable members…

Extreme weather events: LWF representative Carlos Rivera (with white face mask) visiting ChamelecÃ³n, Honduras, where many homes were washed away in unexpected flooding from the hurricanes Eta and Iota in 2020. Photo: LWF/Sean Hawkey

LWF welcomes new UN climate report, urges ambitious action to protect the most vulnerable

Climate change is real, lives and livelihoods are already threatened

(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) welcomes the latest scientific report of the Intergovernmental Panel…

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