Chad
Welcoming strangers, finding friendship

Conversations with host communities, returnees, refugees in Chad
Welcoming strangers, finding friendship
10 June 2021
Conversations with host communities, returnees, refugees in Chad “We have understood that we have to live in peace with one another. The little we have, we share”, says the village chief.
"People are not starving, they are being starved”
20 April 2021
LWF joins interagency call to fight famine
Refugees journey to the Olympic Games
8 April 2021
LWF joins UNHCR call to support refugee athletes (LWI) - Leading up to the Olympic summer games in Tokyo, Japan, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has released a video calling for support for the refugee teams in the Olympic and Paralympic ...
Peacebuilding from the grassroots
9 November 2020
Geneva Peace Week: LWF shares work with communities in Ethiopia
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
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 ...
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.
Working together for justice, peace and reconciliation
15 May 2020
LWF publishes 2019 Annual Report
COVID-19: Difficult realities “becoming even more challenging”
6 April 2020
World Service director grateful for commitment and dedication of staff (LWI) -The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) World Service director Maria Immonen has sent a letter to the staff in humanitarian and development operations, encouraging them during the outbreak ...
COVID-19: LWF World Service calls for donations
18 March 2020
Protect vulnerable communities and staff in refugee camps (LWI) - In light of the worldwide Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) humanitarian arm World Service is calling for donations to mitigate the effects in the ...
Africa’s forgotten crises in focus
27 January 2020
World Service Regional Management Team Meeting in Cameroon
16 Days: Working for women’s economic justice
10 December 2019
LWF promotes empowerment through skills and leadership training, access to land and seeds  (LWI) - Empowering women in the economy and closing gender gaps in the world of work are key to achieving Gender Equality. The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) works ...
Organizations need to promote women’s confidence
19 August 2019
World Humanitarian Day: Interview with World Service director Maria Immonen #WomenHumanitarians
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