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Showkat and her sister, who takes care of her most of the time. All photos: LWF/ S. Thandar

Myanmar: Education for students with special needs

LWF project enables Rohingya children with disabilities to attend school

(LWI) – Going to school is difficult for the about 30,000 internally displaced Rohingya children in Myanmar’s Rakhine state. Even more, if the child is living with a…

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

The climate crisis is a humanitarian crisis

LWF and partners launch call for accelerated climate adaptation

(LWI) - Joining UN bodies and international humanitarian organizations, The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) is calling for accelerated climate adaptation to mitigate and…

Faith-based organizations gather for a vigil, as COP25 is about to draw to a close, praying that negotiations will bear fruit, bringing about urgent and just action to find a way out of the climate crisis. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

Ecumenical imperative to protect our common home

Webinar to launch Season of Creation focuses on practical ways of working together for Christian unity

(LWI) - The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity may have ended on 25 January, but the task of praying and working together to protect…

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark is opposing a draft law that would require all religious sermons to be translated into Danish. Here, Bishop Henning Toft Bro preaches at the State Opening of the Danish Parliament. Photo: Diocese of Aalborg

Denmark urged to respect religious freedom

LWF General Secretary joins appeal to government to drop draft law requiring sermons to be translated into Danish

(LWI) - The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark has raised concerns about proposed legislation that would require all…

Working together, for people in need: LWF and UNHCR staff in Cameroon. Photo: LWF/ Albin Hillert

A crucial role in making the voices of refugees heard

Webinar on Global Compact for Refugees highlights role of faith-based organizations

(LWI) - Faith-based organizations (FBOs) play a crucial role in promoting refugee rights and making their voices heard. By being able to engage with the…

âOur solidarity with the people of Myanmar continues as we earnestly pray for a peaceful outcome from this crisis,

Concerns about unfolding situation in Myanmar

LWF stands with the churches and people of Myanmar

(LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has expressed concerns about the ongoing crisis in Myanmar, which has continued to worsen since the beginning of this month...

“We are…

Professor Ezra Chitando speaking at an HIV interfaith consultation in Nairobi, Kenya. Photo: Albin Hillert/WCC

A ‘kairos’ moment to empower women and men

Third ‘Transformative Masculinities’ webinar calls for repentance and the building of positive partnerships

(LWI) - The COVID-19 pandemic can become a ‘kairos’ moment of opportunity for men to repent of the sin of patriarchy and create…

Participants in the LWF Peace Messenger Training in Jerusalem in September 2017. Photo: Ben Gray

Strengthening advocacy in LWF member churches through exchange and collaboration

Forums focusing on climate justice and interfaith relations and peacebuilding established

(LWI) - Through its Action for Justice (AFJ) Unit, The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has initiated two…

âPeace can only be achieved through dialogue,â said LWF General Secretary Rev. Dr Martin Junge. Photo: Stefano Alemani/Unsplash

LWF condemns violence, calls for prayers for Myanmar

Dialogue and peaceful solutions needed to end political crisis

(LWI) – In a statement issued on 5 March the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has condemned violence against demonstrators in Myanmar and called for restraint and peaceful…

Women gather during LWFâs Asia Pre-Assembly in Bangkok, Thailand, in August 2016. Photo: LWF/A. Danielsson

International Women’s Day: LWF reaffirms commitment to gender justice

Occasion to highlight women’s leadership in the church and society, challenges and successes

(LWI) - In a world where the COVID-19 pandemic threatens to reverse decades of progress in women’s education, employment and socio-economic…