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Farmers remove weeds in a Laos rice field. In most Asian countries, rice is both a main staple and a principal livelihood. Photo: Thomas Lohnes

LWF Myanmar: innovative techniques for rice farmers

Producing more with less labor and less water

(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) is promoting long-term resilience in Myanmar by teaching farmers in the Kayin State new rice planting techniques that produces more rice with less…

At UNEA-5 a historic resolution to End Plastic Pollution was e endorsed that will be forged into an international legally binding agreement by 2024. Photo: Dustan Woodhouse, Unsplash

LWF calls to “protect and restore ecosystems”

Integrated solutions needed to achieve climate justice and sustainable development

(LWI) – “It is impossible to achieve the agenda for sustainable development (SDGs) without facing the triple planetary crisis – climate change,…

Dr Fadi Atrash, Acting CEO of Jerusalemâs Augusta Victoria Hospital. Photo: LWF/A. Danielsson

A pioneer in cancer treatments for Palestinians

Augusta Victoria Hospital’s Fadi Atrash shares his journey and vision of comprehensive healthcare for all

(LWI) - As a young boy living up in the West Bank, Fadi Atrash decided at an early age that he wanted to be a doctor when he grew up…

Ukrainian refugee woman Alona looks at supplies at one of the aid workersâ stands at Nyugati train station in Budapest. Alona, her 1.5-year-old son, and her mother arrived from Ukraine on 6 March, following a 26-hour long journey from the capital city Kyiv. All photos: LWF/Albin Hillert

Hungary: Mobilizing support for Ukrainian refugees

“I am proud of the people of my church,” says Bishop Fabiny

(LWI) – Since Russian troops launched their invasion of Ukraine on 24 February, Hungary has seen more than 200,000 refugees cross its border from Ukraine by 8 March, seeking…

Archbishop Urmas Viilma, head of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church Photo: LWF/A. Hillert

Estonian archbishop: We must be peace seekers

Archbishop Urmas Viilma says churches in the region must pray for Ukraine and proclaim gospel of peace at all times

(LWI) - Responding to the Russian attacks in Ukraine, churches in the region are called to stand up for peace,…

Ms. Rohini Devi Paswan, a resident of Dhanusa, drawing water from a newly constructed hand pump â Photo credit: Suman Rai/LCWS

Nepal: Fostering resilience through water, sanitation and health

LWF, City of Geneva and partners support vulnerable populations and COVID-19 recovery

(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) is accompanying vulnerable populations in Dhanusa and Morang, Nepal, through water, sanitation and health (…

The vast majority of refugees fleeing across the Ukrainian border into Poland are women and children, including this mother and her young son. Photo: Filip BÅaÅ¼ejowski

LWF fact-finding visit to Polish-Ukrainian border

Generosity of volunteers gives hope alongside concern for exploitation of vulnerable mothers and children

(LWI) - Despite a long career in humanitarian work, Rebekka Meissner was deeply touched by the scenes she witnessed at the…

Refugee families from Ukraine make for the bus that is to take them from the VyÅ¡nÃ© NemeckÃ© border crossing between Slovakia and Ukraine and further into Slovakia, on 11 March. The VyÅ¡nÃ© NemeckÃ© border crossing connects Slovakia with the city of Uzhgorod in Ukraine. The crossing sees up to some 10,000 refugees arrive each day since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine. A range of faith-based, civil society and humanitarian organizations provide immediate support to refugees as t

Slovakia: ’A test of our faith, in deed and in action’

LWF member church in Slovakia welcomes refugees from Ukraine

LWI – As refugees from Ukraine continue to pour into the country by the thousands each day, the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovakia is opening its arms…

The refugee crisis in Korczowa, on the Polish-Ukrainian border, caused by the war in Ukraine. Photo: Filip BÅaÅ¼ejowski

Hot meals and kind hugs: Polish welcome for Ukrainian refugees

LWF’s Humanitarian Coordinator shares stories of “heroes and angels” welcoming Ukrainians fleeing from conflict

(LWI) - A hot meal, a place to stay, a welcoming smile, a comforting hug. All along the border between Poland and Ukraine…

Emmanuel, a Nigerian student who fled from Ukraine and has been welcomed in Budapest by staff and students at the Theological Institute of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hungary. All photos: LWF/A. Hillert

Ukraine: “One minute we’re in school, the next we’re running for our lives”

Nigerians fleeing Ukraine welcomed by students and faculty of Hungary’s Theological Institute

(LWI) - In Budapest, the Theological Institute of The Evangelical Lutheran…