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Organizations need to promote women’s confidence

World Humanitarian Day: Interview with World Service director Maria Immonen

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Organizations need to promote women’s confidence
19 August 2019
World Humanitarian Day: Interview with World Service director Maria Immonen #WomenHumanitarians
Fighting against injustice and inequality
16 August 2019
A volunteer from Nepal shares her story on World Humanitarian Day #WomenHumanitarians (LWI) - When Amrita Rai was just nine years old, she was forced to flee her home in Bhutan and travel to Nepal, where she grew up surrounded by people struggling to find ...
Selfless service at the front line
15 August 2019
Sarah Ewoi, Kenya, receives refugees from South Sudan #WomenHumanitarians (LWI) - 46-year-old Sarah Ewoi is a mother of 4, working for the Lutheran World Federation – World Service at the Nadapal Transit Centre in Kenya. The center is located just behind ...
Taking leadership #WithRefugees
20 June 2019
Churches engage in service, support empowerment (LWI) - All over the world, churches are making a difference for people on the move. They provide shelter, food and water, give psychosocial support, and help to build relations with host communities. So what’s ...
Rooted in faith, committed to serving others
16 May 2019
World Service country program staff in Geneva for Global Leadership Team Meeting (LWI) - How can the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) respond better to emergencies and to the long term development needs of the world’s most vulnerable people? How can it help ...
Nepal: Woman leader Damai chronicles her journey from bondage to leadership
7 March 2019
More than 120 local government representatives, thanks to LWF’s work among freed bonded laborers LWI - In a country with more than 450 rural municipalities, election as a local government representative in Nepal might not be considered a huge feat but not ...
Nepal: Building better houses and promoting interfaith harmony
7 February 2019
Earthquake-resilient buildings and sustainable livelihoods, thanks to the LWF and IRW (LWI) – Women in Nepal’s Langbu village have gained both privacy and dignity with the public bathing cubicles built collaboratively by the Lutheran World Federation ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
Savings scheme boosts confidence
19 July 2018
LWF cooperatives transforming lives in Nepal (LWI) - Goma Timalsina lives a dignified life thanks to her local women’s cooperative, which is supported by the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Nepal. In the year since joining, the resident of rural Lalitpur ...
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