In their continued efforts to engage and promote skills development of the youth across Kakuma, LWF’s Youth Protection and Development office officially launched the Kakuma Premier League (KPL) to...
Kenya + 1 more
Kenya + 1 more
In their continued efforts to engage and promote skills development of the youth across Kakuma, LWF’s Youth Protection and Development office officially launched the Kakuma Premier League (KPL) to...
Bogotá, agosto 19 de 2016. Con motivo de la conmemoración del Día Mundial de la Asistencia Humanitaria que se celebrará mañana 19 de agosto, las organizaciones humanitarias Acción Contra el Hambre...
“Committed to challenging work” with displaced people in Myanmar” (LWI) - Managing a committee of camp managers is a complex job but one Nan Oo Hlaing handles with evenhandedness and calm. She became...
Bogotá, agosto 18 de 2016. Con motivo de la conmemoración del Día Mundial de la Asistencia Humanitaria que se celebrará mañana 19 de agosto, las organizaciones humanitarias Acción Contra el Hambre...
Bogotá, August 18th, 2016. As part of tomorrow’s commemoration of World Humanitarian Day on the 19th of August, a group of humanitarian organisations consisting of Action Against Hunger, Alianza por...
16th August 2016 Our churches and faith-based organisations are committed to providing accompaniment for the civilian population in the demobilization zones in the context of the Colombian...
CHOCO, Colombia/ GENEVA | 29/7/2016 LWF supports community claim to regulate gold mining in Colombia (LWI) - "If gold mining was no longer possible, I would have to leave,” says Orlinda Romaña, 38, a...
The UN Summit for Refugees and Migrants, this 19th September, has been called to tackle one of the greatest global challenges of our age: to protect and assist millions of people on the move in...
Uganda + 1 more
LWF received more than 12,000 people this week (LWI) – Following violent clashes in South Sudan, thousands of South Sudanese have now arrived in Uganda to seek refuge in the neighboring country. Most...
Staff sent home, to safe locations or to Nairobi (LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has expressed its concern over renewed conflict and escalating violence in South Sudan. Violence broke out...
Kenya + 3 more
Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) providing assistance to refugees in Kenya acknowledge the hospitality and responsibility that the Government of Kenya has borne over decades. Despite the huge...
On May 8, 2016, LWF distributed 380 bottles of purified drinking water (20 liters per bottle) to Kyay Taw Paik Seik village collaborating with the Fire Brigade Department and Ministry of Social...
(LWI) – More than ten million people in Ethiopia need food assistance as the country faces the worst drought in 30 years. The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) is supporting affected communities in...
Cameroon + 1 more
INTRODUCTION GENERALE La présente étude portant sur l’étude des conflits agro-pastoraux dans les Régions camerounaises du Nord, Est et Adamaoua a été commanditée par l’UNHCR et exécutée par la...
Jordan + 1 more
GENEVA, 3 February 2016 (LWI) – Protection of civilians, livelihood assistance and education are the most pressing needs for Syrian refugees. This is the finding of a call to action by The Lutheran...
Syria + 1 more
Background Five years into a conflict that has claimed hundreds of thousands of lives, conditions confronting civilians in Syria continue to deteriorate, particularly for children and youth. Warring...
Nepal: Reconstruction starts in model villages (LW) - It takes a village to rebuild one. Almost nine months after the earthquake that destroyed 600,000 buildings in Nepal, the people of Sanogoan...
Uganda + 1 more
(LWI) - Renewed fighting in South Sudan has caused a new influx of refugees into neighboring Uganda. “Since the beginning of January 2016, Uganda has been experiencing a significant increase in the...
Human rights remain a challenge in Mozambique GENEVA, 21 January 2016 (LWI) – The government of Mozambique has accepted most of the human rights issues addressed in the Universal Periodic Review...
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KAKUMA, Kenya GENEVA, 12 January 2016(LWI) - The dust has finally settled and top performing Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) class of 2015 candidates have had a week celebrating their...