The students at the Espwa community school in camp Perrin, Haiti, walk up to two hours to have their lessons, but when they arrive, there is often not enough drinking water for them. LWF, NCA and local partners are working to change that.
Thousands have fled to neighboring countries following the fighting in Sudan. LWF country programs respond in the Sudanese border areas of Chad, Ethiopia and Sudan.
The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) engages with the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process to promote human rights in Burundi, coordinating five reports with other civil society actors, with a focus on women, girls and vulnerable groups.
The Lutheran World Federation expresses shock and sympathy at the killings of seven peace workers in Eastern Equatoria State, South Sudan on 29 April. The South Sudanese delegates to a peace conference were traveling with Norwegian Church Aid…
Land mines are a sad inheritance of the Colombian civil war – and they continue to mutilate and kill. LWF in Colombia, together with FELM, raises awareness about the danger and supports people after land mine accidents.
Ten weeks after the devastating earthquake in the Syria-Turkey border region, the needs are shifting from essential relief goods and emergency mass shelters to more family-friendly shelter solutions, health services, and…
LWF expresses grave concerns over military conflicts in Sudan which run the risk of leading to full-scale civil war. Peaceful negotiation is the only way forward, say LWF leaders.
In this ‘Voices from the Communion’, Pastor Carsten Gerdes, Dean of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Italy, reflects on the recent European Pre-Assembly and how to build connections between churches across the region.
The Mexican Lutheran Church reiterated its criticism of migration authorities after a fire in a migration center caused the death of at least 40 people and injured about 30.
In Asia, LWF works with marginalized communities in remote areas, prone to natural disaster and political instability. Building resilience in communities and as an organization was the theme of the Regional Management Team Meeting.
