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LWF Honduras representative Carlos Rivera (with white face mask) visits ChamelecÃ³n, Honduras, to see the damage done by hurricanes Eta and Iota. As the flooding came unexpectedly fast, many people lost all their belongings. Photo: Sean Hawkey

“It will take years to recover”

Honduras after the hurricanes

I’ve worked in Honduras over many years since the late 90s, working in emergency response and as a photojournalist. Recently I went to visit some of the areas that were worst hit by the double hurricanes in…

Rekha Chaudhary in front of her house, which was damaged in the floods. Photo: LWF Nepal

Nepal: Emergency aid to flood victims

LWF is providing emergency aid to communities affected by heavy monsoon rains in Nepal this autumn. Climate change has increased the severity of the rains in recent years.

Hand washing before a distribution in Burundi. Water is essential to proper hygiene and to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Photo: LWF Burundi

On World Water Day, LWF calls for access to safe water

Water essential for protection in times of COVID-19

(LWI) - One year after COVID-19 was declared a pandemic; many people still live without access to clean and safe water. "Access to water is still a problem in many places where we work…

South Sudanese refugee, Rose Nathike Lokonyen, runs the 800-metres for the Refugee Olympic Team at Rio 2016. Photo: UNHCR/Benjamin Loyseau

Refugees journey to the Olympic Games

LWF joins UNHCR call to support refugee athletes

(LWI) - Leading up to the Olympic summer games in Tokyo, Japan, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has released a…

Patients receive Dialysis treatment at the Augusta Victoria Hospital. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert.

LWF welcomes plans for restoration of U.S. assistance for East Jerusalem hospitals

“Support for critical and life-saving work”

(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) welcomes plans for the restoration of U.S. funding to the Palestinians, which will include much needed support for the East Jerusalem Hospital Network…

Anil, LWF Trainee, demonstrates features of the GeoKrishi app to local farmer in Nepal. Photo: LWF Nepal

Nepal: New mobile application helps local farmers innovate

LWF supports rollout of modern technology for sustainable farming

(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) is supporting farmers in Nepal with an agricultural app in a revolutionary effort to increase access to technical support and…