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LWF General Secretary Martin Junge addressed the Faith for Nature conference which is taking place in SkÃ¡lholt, Iceland, via video stream. Photo: LWF/S. Gallay

Creation is a gift, not a commodity

LWF General Secretary addresses "Faith for Nature" conference

(LWI) - The survival of humankind as "created creatures in a created world" will depend "how we might seek fulfillment in life in gifts and resources that are not for sale,"…

Daw Ma Saw Myint, head teacher of an LWF-run temporary Learning Space in Myanmar, experienced herself the limited opportunities for girls and women. She is trying to keep adolescent girls in school. Photo: LWF/ S. Thandar

COVID-19: Empower girls to determine their future

International Day of the Girl: Concern about the impact of COVID-19 on girls

(LWI) - On International Day of the Girl, the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) is raising awareness about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on girls in…

Rev. Dr Marcia Blasi standing next to a statue of Katharina von Bora at Faculdades EST, Brazil. Photo: Private

A time to teach and learn “a diakonia of solidarity”

Voices from the Communion: Rev. Dr Marcia Blasi

(LWI) – For many higher institutions of learning around the world, the coronavirus disease pandemic not only ushered in an unexpected shift from in-person to online teacher-student…

The âWomen of the Reformationâ commemorative stamp was designed by Susann Stefanizen and presented to the public in the Market Church in Hannover, Germany. Photo: Federal Ministry of Finance

Postage stamp honors women of the Reformation

Illustrating the contribution of courageous women

(LWI) – Alongside men such as Martin Luther and Philipp Melanchthon, many women had a hand in bringing about the Reformation 500 years ago. This was shown with a commemorative stamp in…

LWF project manager in Nepal, Gautam Yagya, briefs a local community about the LWF COVID-19 response during a handover of medical equipment at Morang hospital, Nepal. Photo: LWF Nepal

Empowering faith actors as gender justice advocates

Women’s Human Rights Advocacy Training offers practical support to those advocating for change at grassroots level

(LWI) - The rice fields and forests of Morang in eastern Nepal are a world away from the magnificent halls of Geneva’s…

Crowds of demonstrators gathered in Warsaw to protest the Constitutional Court ruling on tightening the countryâs abortion law. Photo: Jakub Zabinski (CC-BY-SA)Â

Poland’s bishops call for dialogue with protesters

Ruling of Constitutional Court sparks largest protests since 1980s

(LWI) - The Church’s mission is to preach the Gospel and to shape consciences, “not to coerce, impose its will or control.” That conviction is at the heart of a statement…

The sales stand of the Grupo de Mujeres de las Mercadas Campesinas in la Yuca village. All photos: LWF Colombia

Strategizing around the stove

LWF livelihoods work in Colombia empowers women and teaches about human rights

(LWI) - Livelihoods and human rights: A project of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) in Arauca, Colombia, combines the two and empowers women. The Group…

Bricklayer Makhatutu Siimane, showing what she can do with bricks. Photo: Outreach Foundation

Using arts and creativity to promote skills and well-being

South Africa: LWF supports Outreach Foundation’s goal to instill community skills and self-confidence

(LWI) - When she sees a brick, cement and sand, Makhatutu Siimane imagines “people in nice homes and places, and building my own house—a…

Members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Papua New Guinea take part in activities for the 2019 campaign against Gender-Based Violence. Photo: ELCPNG/Asenath TUBIANÂ

16 days to step up action against gender-based violence

LWF launches campaign with action pack for churches and country programs to engage in local advocacy

(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) is calling for stronger efforts to prevent and respond to sexual and gender-based violence,…

Vestina attending to a customer at her mobile money business in Kyangwali refugee settlement. Photo: LWF Uganda

From receiving rations to running a business

LWF project in Uganda empowers refugees to be self-sustaining

(LWI) - “At times, I feel like I am dreaming. It is still hard to believe that my family can eat two meals a day, that we can buy what we need, and that I can educate my…

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