Equal opportunities for children with disability is the agenda of the LWF education team in Kenya. They work with the community in the refugee camps to ensure that children with disabilities can attend school.…
LWF runs 34 schools in Kakuma refugee camp in north-western Kenya where it applies a concept of inclusive education whereby students with disabilities are being welcomed into the same classrooms as non-impaired…
"Hope away from home” is the theme of World Refugee Day 2023. In this story, we share how LWF helps refugees and their host community gain new livelihoods in Kenya.
Poor Response to Funding Appeals for Refugees in Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda
(LWI) - Since the December 2013 outbreak of violence in South Sudan, food insecurity has deteriorated at an alarming rate in the three conflict-affected…
Nine Dead, Two Thousand Affected as River Overflows
(LWI) – Heavy seasonal flooding in Kakuma Refugee Camp in northwestern Kenya has killed nine people and swept away or severely damaged 500 houses but The Lutheran World Federation (LWF…
Extending a Tree of Friendship from Brazil to Kenya
(LWI) – “Hello, friends! How are you? Today we are showing our school routine! We hope you enjoy it,” says Arthur Blasi de Souza speaking into the camera, accompanied by the waves of his…
Teachers Graduate in Ali Addeh refugee camp, Djibouti
(LWI) – “My dream of being role model for my three daughters has finally come to pass," says Alemsahay with a smile. She is one of 40 refugees in Djibouti who have just graduated with…
OBOCK, Djibouti/ GENEVA, 20 July 2015 (LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) is assisting refugees from Yemen who have sought shelter in neighboring Djibouti.