LWF equips communities with disaster risk reduction strategies

Water essential for protection in times of COVID-19

(LWI) - One year after COVID-19 was declared a pandemic; many people still live without access to clean and safe water. "Access to water is still a problem in many places where we work…

LWF joins UNHCR call to support refugee athletes

(LWI) - Leading up to the Olympic summer games in Tokyo, Japan, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has released a…

LWF joins interagency call to fight famine

(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has joined more than 200 aid organizations in a call to fight hunger and famine worldwide. In an…

Report on LWF’s rights-based approach work in 2020

(LWI) – Through its local-to-global methodology, The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) continues to work with refugees, internally displaced people, indigenous communities, ethnic…

On World Humanitarian Day, LWF General Secretary praises staff for commitment and service

(LWI) - On World Humanitarian Day, The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) honors its over 7,000 field staff working in humanitarian operations…

A Rome meeting of the Steering Committee for Humanitarian Response highlights new needs and hopes

(LWI) - “In an increasingly difficult and complex landscape, the recent Rome meeting of the Steering Committee for Humanitarian Response (…

"It was a calling. I knew I had to do something,” says Thanasis, who left his factory job in Athens to help migrants and refugees arriving on the Greek island of Lesbos

From refugee to founder of a cultural center for education and integration on the Greek island of Lesbos: Rouddy Kimpioka shares his story in the first episode of ‘Living as Neighbours’ podcast