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Image Houses and other buildings destroyed by the 7.2-magnitude earthquake which hit the south-west of the country on 14 August 2021. Photos: KORAL/MR Batismé LWF appeals for funds for Haiti earthquake As death toll rises, thousands of survivors brace for tropical storm heading towards the Caribbean island nation (LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) is working together with other humanitarian aid agencies to respond to the …
Image DKH/LWF/NCA office staff distribute emergency shelter kits for 300 families in Camp Perrin in the south of Haiti. Photo: DKH Buried under rubble: Haiti’s earthquake survivors The last in our World Humanitarian Day series brings personal testimony from LWF’s program director in Haiti (LWI) - On the morning of Saturday 14 August, Prospery Raymond, director of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) country program…
Image LWF World Service Annual Report. Photo: LWF/ S. Gallay LWF World Service Annual Report 2023 published The LWF World Service Annual Report reflects LWF’s humanitarian and development work in a growing number of conflicts and emergencies worldwide.
Image LWF WS Strategy 2025-2031 English LWF World Service Global Strategy 2025-2031 For Hope and a Future
Image LWF World Service Haiti & Caribbean | Annual Report 2011 Annual Report 2011 of the LWF Haiti & Caribbean program.
Image 2013 Annual Report: Haiti and the Caribbean As a six-year strategy ends and a new one begins, the 2013 Annual Report for Haiti and the Caribbean programs addresses both challenges and success
Image 2012 Annual Report: Haiti and the Caribbean The Annual Report 2012 of the LWF Haiti & Caribbean program continues where the ACT Appeal Emergency Response of 2011 ends. In the afterm
Image Mark Mullan, the LWF Team Leader in Ukraine, meets a family in Kharkiv whose apartment was damaged by a missile strike. LWF will renovate this family’s home. Photo: LWF/ Anatoliy Nazarenko “One of the most challenging countries I ever worked in” World Humanitarian Day: Field staff reflect on work in Ukraine I have headed humanitarian missions in hostile work environments such as Somalia, Rwanda, and…
Image Group photo with Ukrainian faith leaders in front of the Lutheran St Catherine's church in Kyiv. Photo: LWF/ Anatolyi Nazarenko Do not instrumentalize the gospel by speaking of “Holy War” On their solidarity visit to Ukraine, the LWF delegation also met with faith leaders from Christian, Muslim and Jewish communities in Ukraine. A common concern was the instrumentalization of Christianity to justify the Russian invasion of Ukraine…
Image Photo: Presidential office of Ukraine Ukraine: Humanitarian work and advocacy with political leaders LWF President Stubkjær and General Secretary Burghardt met with key political leaders in Ukraine during solidarity visit
