“Common vision to protect dignity of girls and women”
(LWI) – Faith-based organizations have issued a joint statement for advancing women’s rights and denouncing gender-based violence at the 29th session of the UN Human Rights Council. In…
LWF and partners workshop facilitates access to UN mechanisms
GENEVA, 11 July 2015 (LWI) – Training workshops organized by The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) have strengthened Rev. Solange Yumba wa Nkulu’s role as national coordinator…
Religious fundamentalism threatens sustainable development
(LWI) – Collaboration between The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) and Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW) has helped address gender inequalities and violence against women, delegates…
LWF one of the leaders of workshop promoting justice for women
(LWI) - Impunity and disregard for justice in Honduras cost the life of a woman every 12 hours, says Suyapa Ordoñez, a student of theology involved in pastoral work in the…
A former house servant becomes an advocate against bonded labor
(LWI) It was a foggy November morning in Kailali district, western Nepal, when Basanti Chaudhary (32) received a phone call. Her brother-in-law told her that she had won the…
Women’s group in Jordan advocates against early marriage and child labor
(LWI) – In the eyes of her family and community, Wafeh should feel happy: Her daughter has already received two offers for marriage. As a mother of five girls, the…
Annual training helps to bring local concerns to the global arena
(LWI) – Testimonies by human rights’ defenders are an important component of an annual advocacy training on women’s human rights, organized by faith-based organizations (…
