Meet one of the 2500 Humanitarian Heroes at the forefront of the LWF’s emergency response. On World Humanitarian Day (19 August) we pay special tribute to their commitment to assist - often at great personal risk - those facing violence,…
It was a joy for me to be back in New York City. On 22 October, the Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS) had a reception to celebrate its 75th anniversary—75 years of helping to carry out the…
Yuri Guzman, an environmental engineer working in a water, sanitation and social accompaniment project in Choco, Colombia, talks about what humanitarian work means to her.
“With a small hammer, you can achieve great things”, stated French Foreign Affairs Minister Laurent Fabius at the closing of the 21st United Nations (UN) climate change conference…
A Young Reformer from Colombia shares the enthusiasm of youth who are implementing “Living Reformation” projects in Latin America and Caribbean region.
For one week, LWF World Service has a display in the LWF “Heaven’s Tent” at the World Exhibition in Wittenberg. Under the motto “Here I stand – with refugees”, visitors were invited to learn about World Service work, and to literally step into…
PINE RIDGE, USA/GENEVA – I was born and raised on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation during a time when families were still living off the land. Many of the people still gathered their food from the land, plants and wildlife but this way of life…
Our first stop was the Model Village, on a hilltop above the town of Gressier, approximately one hour to the West of Port-au-Prince. The Gressier Model Village is composed of 150 single family homes, an office, and a community area.
