Awareness, Action, Accountability; focus on femicide

The campaign seeks to raise awareness on gender-based violence and inspire action to prevent and respond to GBV when and where it happens. LWF has a long history of engagement in the 16 Days campaign. The theme for this year is ‘Awareness, Action, Accountability; focus on femicide’.

Key activities

• 24 November – 14:00 -15:30 CET
  • Webinar showcasing LWF’s action commitments
• 26 November
  • Tanzania national Dialogue to explore link between disability and gender-based violence
• 1 December
  • Youth social media takeover
• 8 December – 14:00 -15:30 CET
  • LWF and Side by Side Webinar on amplifying the churches’ prophetic voice for gender justice

We invite you to join us in this campaign.

16 Days 2021 campaign - Online Media Kit

• Sharable campaign resources:
  • Prayers and liturgies
  • Contextual Bible Studies
  • Practical GBV resources
  • Profiles of gender champions

Together we can and will make a difference. 

UPDATE

Event postponed, a new date for this event will be announced as soon as possible.

Learning from the worldwide response to COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic spread rapidly across the world in 2020, leaving in its wake a death toll, economic crises and increased threat to people and communities who were already vulnerable and marginalized.  

The pandemic has highlighted certain lessons that are vital for the global community, about solidarity, human rights, and our interconnectedness. For the LWF this has been captured in the sentence: „Until all are safe, no one is safe.“ 

At this event LWF will launch a new report that captures the response of churches and faith-based organizations to COVID-19. The report will be briefly introduced. This will be followed by a panel discussion on lessons learnt from the global response to COVID-19.

Panelists include:

• Stella Ogunlade, UNHCR 
• Sarah Hess, WHO 
• Ragnheiður Kolsöe, Embassy of Iceland 
• Chey Mattner, LWF 

Moderators:

• Sivin Kit, LWF
• Kate Wiggans, Islamic Relief Worldwide 

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Webinar on faith actors working together to welcome refugees and build inclusive societies

More than three million refugees from Ukraine crossed borders into neighboring countries in the first month following Russia’s invasion. Although much media attention is now on Europe’s response to the crisis, we must remember that 85 percent of the world’s refugees are currently still hosted by developing countries. The number of those on the move, both in Europe and other countries impacted by conflict and the climate crisis, adds daily to over 80 million people who have already been forcibly displaced worldwide.

Islamic Relief Worldwide, HIAS and the Lutheran World Federation, in collaboration with partners including A World of Neighbors, Finn Church Aid, Network for Traditional and Religious Peacemakers, and Faith to Action Network, have committed to strengthening faith-based responses to the world’s unprecedented refugee crisis.

The 2021 Global Refugee Forum report highlighted the joint pledge of the LWF, IRW, and HIAS as a significant effort that will enhance shared responsibility. The report also described the advantages faith-based organizations have in carrying out advocacy activities and implementing responsibility-sharing locally, thanks to their global reach and representation on the ground.

During this holy season of Ramadan and one week before Good Friday and Passover, join the leaders of these global Christian, Jewish, and Muslim organizations to reflect on ways to support faith actors in refugee response and building inclusive societies.

Welcome

• Rev. Dr Sivin Kit, Program Executive for Public Theology and Interreligious Relations, The Lutheran World Federation.

Opening Remarks

• Mohamad Elsanousi, Executive Director, Network for Traditional and Religious Peacemakers

Conversation with Leaders

• Rev. Anne Burghardt, General Secretary, The Lutheran World Federation
• Mark Hetfield, President, Chief Executive Officer, HIAS
• Waseem Ahmad, Chief Executive Officer, Islamic Relief Worldwide

Moderator

• Anna Hjelm, Program Director, A World of Neighbors

Closing Reflection

• Peter Munene, Executive Director, Faith to Action Network

Organizers

• Islamic Relief Worldwide
• HIAS
• The Lutheran World Federation

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Languages: English

Registration Deadline: 8 April 2022

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One World Service

Every year, LWF World Service gathers country directors, emergency team leaders, regional coordinators and other staff to discuss critical issues related to programmatic and managerial work. During the meeting staff will review and assess the challenges and opportunities of providing effective accompaniment and quality services to the communities where they are present around the world in various contexts. Similarly, this will be an opportunity to explore ways to leverage the rich and diverse community, expertise and knowledge that constitutes LWF World Service.

Fragility, Conflict and Humanitarian Emergencies Responses

Over the last two years, the world has witnessed new humanitarian crises emerging in countries including Ukraine, Haiti, Ethiopia and Myanmar. Other places, such as Colombia and South Sudan, continue to see escalating conflict, while the COVID pandemic brought an unexpected, multifaceted and unprecedented crisis for the global community.

As a faith-based organization (FBO), the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) is operating in and around all these crises, either through its member churches, or through its World Service country programs (or sometimes both).

The key role that FBOs play in these humanitarian emergencies is increasingly recognized and accepted by major international organizations such as the UNHCR, the World Health Organization and the World Bank.

This online event will shed light on the work of the LWF and other FBOs in responding to crises and supporting vulnerable populations during and after emergencies. It will showcase LWF’s latest activities in Ukraine and bring together key actors to offer insights on how FBOs are increasingly cooperating to respond and support those most in need.

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Registration deadline: 6 July 2022

Languages: English