Need for immediate support to overcrowded camps

KIGOMA, Tanzania/GENEVA, 29 May 2015 As the situation in Burundi deteriorates progressively, Burundians continue to leave the country in droves. The Lutheran World Federation is on the…

Family sheltering in LWF-supported camp in Tanzania

The first time, he…

LWF/ TCRS assists in overcrowded Nyarugusu camp

BUJUMBURA, Burundi/ NYARUGUSU, Tanzania/ GENEVA, 21 July 2015 (LWI) – As presidential elections commence in Burundi, civil unrest has once again soared in the capital of Bujumbura. The…

(LWI) - Already exhausted, Burundian refugee Hatungaimana Justina gave birth in the Mtendeli refugee camp in west Tanzania days after arriving there.

Clean water critical in camps

In refugee camps, a supply of clean water is…

Bukoba Lutheran Bishop: Many people are “deeply shaken”

(LWI) – The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania (ELCT) together with its diaconal arm, and The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) are reaching out to families affected by the 5.7…

Joint action to respond to “unprecedented threat” of coronavirus pandemic 

(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) together with other organizations is joining the global appeal of the United Nations (UN) for donations to respond to …

Voices from the Communion: Rev. Rebecca Maduley Kurubai, the first Maasai woman pastor

(LWI) - “My testimony has been drawing many people to Christ,” says Rev. Rebecca Maduley Kurubai, the first ordained Maasai woman pastor in the…