Nepal
COVID-19: Build back lives and resilience in Nepal

LWF and the City of Geneva support marginalized families  
COVID-19: Build back lives and resilience in Nepal
18 December 2020
LWF and the City of Geneva support marginalized families   (LWI) - "I debated whether to go begging at the community market, but I thought of my children and their future. I do not want them to feel weak and hopeless or to feel the stigma of having to beg." ...
Peacebuilding from the grassroots
9 November 2020
Geneva Peace Week: LWF shares work with communities in Ethiopia
Strengthen those who have been hit hardest
3 November 2020
LWF calls for more livelihoods support during COVID-19 (LWI) - A choice between contracting a potentially fatal virus and having nothing to eat: The COVID-19 pandemic means many communities LWF serves are faced with impossible choices.
“Durable and peaceful solutions” needed for displaced Rohingya
22 October 2020
LWF World Service director Maria Immonen reflects on the situation in Myanmar and Bangladesh
COVID-19: Empower girls to determine their future
8 October 2020
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 vulnerable communities. ...
COVID-19: Responding when social distancing isn’t an option
5 October 2020
LWF World Service concerned about long-term effects of the pandemic
Protection rights of people at risk and promotion of social cohesion
19 August 2020
Expel from their origin and living as asylum seeker in Nepal and seeking assistance of every basic needs, Bhutanese refugees have a long journey to Nepal. Ms. Sushma Rai, one of LWF Nepal’s young staffs, working as a Community Service Assistant is dedicated ...
Innate Courage of frontline staffs in COVID-19 crisis
19 August 2020
In early 1990s, thousands of Bhutanese fled from Bhutan due to the geopolitical conflicts between the Nepali origins in Bhutan and Dukpa communities as asylum seekers in Nepal. Initially, they were left with their barehanded and stayed haphazardly at the river ...
World Humanitarian Day: maintaining hope, in times of crisis
19 August 2020
Talk about the mental health of aid workers, LWF World Service director says (LWI) - “In the past months, we have seen cases of stress, anxiety and burn-out among our staff.” Maria Immonen, director of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) humanitarian ...
Call for proposals: LWF Assembly logo and visual identity
30 July 2020
One body, one spirit, one hope  (LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation has put out a call for proposals to develop the Thirteenth LWF Assembly logo and visual identity. The meeting of the highest LWF decision-making body takes place in September 2023 in Krakow, ...
World Refugee Day: Every Action Counts
18 June 2020
Lutheran church leaders advocate for the protection of displaced people (LWI) - Churches and faith communities need to actively support refugees. Every action counts. This is the call of Lutheran church leaders worldwide on World Refugee Day. “In solidarity ...
Annual Reports highlight humanitarian, development, and advocacy work
3 June 2020
Showing impact and change (LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has issued two annual reports highlighting its humanitarian, development and advocacy work in 2019. They complement the global LWF Annual Report 2019, which was issued in early May.
LWF/SNJD Contributed for Quarantine in Jhapa
22 May 2020
The ongoing Nobel Corona Virus (COVID-19) has caused daily life of the people in Nepal. As of 20th May, there are 402 positive cases in Nepal and thousands of people have entered into the country from India and abroad. The influx of the people from outside ...
LWF General Secretary announces he will step down in 2021
20 May 2020
"Junge has personified LWF's passion for the church and for the world" GENEVA, Switzerland (LWI) – LWF General Secretary Rev. Dr Martin Junge announced today that he will be stepping down from his position on 31 October 2021, three years before his ...
Working together for justice, peace and reconciliation
15 May 2020
LWF publishes 2019 Annual Report
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