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LWF President Archbishop Dr Panti Filibus Musa. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

Unexpected joy during an unprecedented Christmas

LWF President Musa shared LWF’s 2020 Christmas Message

(LWI) – In a Christmas season marked by uncertainty and fear from the unfamiliar and unprecedented challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, Christians are invited to trust in the promise…

South Sudanese refugee, Rose Nathike Lokonyen, runs the 800-metres for the Refugee Olympic Team at Rio 2016. Photo: UNHCR/Benjamin Loyseau

Refugees journey to the Olympic Games

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…

A traditional meal is served in Hadiya, south central Ethiopia. Photo: Albin Hillert/LWF

"People are not starving, they are being starved”

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…

The young inventors from the LWF-Jordan project, âInnovation Labâ received technical support from professionals. Photo: Daham Alhamad/LWF-Jordan

Jordan: Youth project fosters innovation and collaboration

Syrian and Jordanian youth create solutions for everyday problems, awarded for inventions

(LWI) - When 15-year-old Rawan from Jordan noticed an increase in home fires in her neighborhood, she created heaters with sensors that would warn…

Rev. Anne Burghardt and Rev. Dr Kenneth Mtata. Photo: Composite

Two candidates for next LWF general secretary

Election to take place on 19 June

(LWI) - Candidates from Estonia and Zimbabwe have been proposed for the position of general secretary of the Lutheran World Federation. The search for a new leader of the communion of churches has been…

Erik Siegl from Czech Diaconia with LWFâs Caroline Tveoy and staff from the World Service team in Jordan outside the Aman community center in Zarqa. All photos: LWF/Jordan

Supporting Syria’s refugees, ten years on

Czech Diaconia continues to support LWF’s vital education and skills training for Syrian refugees in neighboring Jordan

(LWI) - A decade on from the start of the Syrian conflict, the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) remains committed to…

Youth playing on the banks of RÃo Pogue in Atrato, northwestern Colombia. The LWF supports local communities to uphold their rights and protect the Atrato River, which has been polluted by material from extractive industries for decades. Photo: LWF/G. A. Moreno Clavijo

Supporting marginalized people to organize and empower themselves

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…

LWF Jordan staff, refugees and host community members take part in a training on hydroponics farming. The system uses 90 percent less water compared to conventional farming, and it is powered by photovoltaic panels, which also reduce fossil fuel energy consumption. Photo: LWF Jordan/Daham Al-Hamad

Jordan: Saving water while improving food security

LWF pioneers hydroponic farming system enabling refugees and host communities to grow fresh fruit and vegetables

(LWI) - Improving food security for Syrian refugees and host communities in Jordan, while at the same time promoting climate…

Samah, a beneficiary of the Breaking the Cycle of Fear program, shares her story but prefers to keep her face hidden. Photo: LWF/Jordan

Jordan: Breaking the cycle of fear and abuse

An LWF program equips survivors of violence with tools to overcome fear and transform their lives

(LWI) - Breaking the Cycle of Fear is the name of an initiative which has been pioneered by the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) in Jordan to…

LWF Jordan 2012-2016 Report

The LWF Jordan office is overseen by World Service, the humanitarian and development arm of the LWF, based in Geneva, Switzerland.

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Unexpected joy during an unprecedented Christmas

LWF President Musa shared LWF’s 2020 Christmas Message

Refugees journey to the Olympic Games

LWF joins UNHCR call to support refugee athletes

"People are not starving, they are being starved”

LWF joins interagency call to fight famine

Jordan: Youth project fosters innovation and collaboration

Syrian and Jordanian youth create solutions for everyday problems, awarded for inventions

Two candidates for next LWF general secretary

Election to take place on 19 June

Supporting Syria’s refugees, ten years on

Czech Diaconia continues to support LWF’s vital education and skills training for Syrian refugees in neighboring Jordan

Supporting marginalized people to organize and empower themselves

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

Jordan: Saving water while improving food security

LWF pioneers hydroponic farming system enabling refugees and host communities to grow fresh fruit and vegetables

Jordan: Breaking the cycle of fear and abuse

An LWF program equips survivors of violence with tools to overcome fear and transform their lives

LWF Jordan 2012-2016 Report

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