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)…

“Committed to challenging work” with displaced people in Myanmar”

(LWI) - Managing a committee of camp managers is a complex job but one Nan Oo Hlaing handles with evenhandedness and calm.

She became a humanitarian worker in…

LWF incentive worker changing long-held attitudes to women  

(LWI) - Among the 37 women belonging to Colombia’s indigenous community of Chagadó, the leadership and drive of a 23-year-old woman stands out.

Miriam Rosa Majore, also…

LWF recognizes talents of staff members

(LWI) - A career with the LWF provides not only the opportunity to carry out work that is worthwhile, but in a large number of cases offers a meaningful professional path.

Many of LWF…

LWF General Secretary Junge participates at inter-religious gathering in Assisi

(LWI) – Together with religious leaders of different faiths, The Lutheran World Federation General Secretary Rev. Dr Martin Junge met this week in Assisi,…

Girls aim high in earthquake-affected Gatlang

(LWI) – Thirteen-year-old Nima Chhiyog Lama still dreams about the small cozy room in her old house. A warm place, her family around her and the wood fire burning in the kitchen - much like…