Nepal
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World Service country program staff in Geneva for Global Leadership Team Meeting
Bhutanese Refugees open up to LWF General Secretary
27 September 2018
  Damak, 19 September 2018 – Rev. Dr Martin Junge, General Secretary, The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) visited Beldangi Refugee Camp at Damak of Jhapa District on September 14, 2018. Rev. Dr Junge met with Self Help Group (SHG), Camp Management Committee ...
People of faith for people in need
26 September 2018
LWF general secretary visits post-earthquake rebuild in Nepal
Committed to dignified, durable solutions
21 September 2018
LWF supports Bhutanese refugees in Nepal (LWI) - On his visit to a Bhutanese refugee camp in Nepal, Rev. Dr Martin Junge, general secretary of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF), has advocated for a durable solution for the close to 6,700 refugees who still ...
Prime minister visit:
16 September 2018
”The LWF remains committed to stay in Nepal, and to support in what way is needed for the people here, to find durable solutions for people in need, and particularly for the Bhutanese refugees currently in the camps in Jhapa and Morang,” said LWF general ...
LWF General Secretary meets Minister for Internal Affairs and Law, Province 1
15 September 2018
LWF General Secretary meets Minister for Internal Affairs and Law, Province 1 Biratnagar, 15 September, 2018: The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) General Secretary, Rev. Dr Martin Junge today met with Hon’ble Hikmat Karki, Minister for Internal Affairs ...
Rev. Dr Martin Junge Arrives Kathmandu
14 September 2018
Kathmandu, 12 September 2018- Dr Prabin Manandhar, Country Director, The Lutheran World federation (LWF), Nepal and  Rev. Joseph Soren, Chairperson, Nepal Evalengical Lutheran Church welcomed Rev Dr Matin Junge, General Secretary, The Lutheran World Federation ...
Reaching out to remote communities in Nepal
26 August 2018
“Team effort is essential” (LWI) - Nepal’s remote mountain trails may be attractive to tourists, but to the The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) team, the country is also a challenge: Many communities we serve are difficult to access. Swosthani Gurung, ...
Reaching out to remote communities in Nepal
25 August 2018
“Team effort is essential” KATHMANDU, Nepal/GENEVA - (LWI) - Nepal’s remote mountain trails may be attractive to tourists, but to the The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) team, the country is also a challenge: Many communities we serve are difficult ...
World Humanitarian Day: LWF calls for protection of humanitarian space
17 August 2018
“Humanitarian workers have become soft targets for warring parties”
Working in a high-risk area
17 August 2018
Interview with Jacob Aleer, LWF Security Focal Point in Jonglei, South Sudan (LWI) - For the Lutheran World Federation (LWF), South Sudan has proven the most challenging country in terms of safety and security in the past year. As the civil war continues, ...
Livelihood support elevates Asmita’s economic and social status
14 August 2018
Kathmandu, 14 August 2018 - Asmita Nyasur, who belongs to Tamang community, one of the indigenous peoples of Nepal, lives in Bagmati Rural Municipality-3 Shreedanda, Lalitpur. The indigenous peoples commonly known as Aadivasi Janjati in Nepali means a tribe ...
International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples
9 August 2018
LWF Nepal supports Adivasi Janjati (LWI) - August 9 is International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples. According to the UN, there an estimated 370 million indigenous people in the world, living across 90 countries. They make up less than five percent ...
Padam BK rises from the ruins
3 August 2018
Kathmandu, 31 July 2018 – “Crisis creates leverage to change,” says Bruce Rauner. The August 2017 Nepal Flood wreaked havoc in 20 Tarai districts and affected 15 other hilly districts.
Vegetable farming renews Kanchhi Maya’s life
1 August 2018
Kathmandu, 1 August 2018 - Kanchhi Maya Tamang, in her mid-forties, is a resident in Bagmati Rural Municipality-3 Bhattedanda, Bulakichaur of Lalitpur district. She comes from a very poor family. Bulakichaur is located 30 Kilometers away from Lalitpur district ...
Solar Light Brightens the Lives of Refugees and their Hosts
24 July 2018
Kathmandu, 16 July 2018 - As the sun sets, 22-year-old Phadindra Ghimire, a resident in Damak Municipality, walks past a gravel road. He inspects the street lamps and sensors of a solar-grid along the roadside of Beldangi Refugee Camp and host community in ...
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