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A Powerful Encouragement on International Women’s Day, Says General Secretary Junge

GENEVA, 8 March 2012 (LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Communion Office has hailed its certification today as an “equal salary” employer in Switzerland as an important step in the organization’s commitment to gender justice and women’s participation in church and society.

LWF Partners on Women’s Rights

LALITPUR, Nepal/GENEVA, 8 March 2012 (LWI) – It was a shock for Manmaya Shrestha when her husband broke his legs in a farming accident 15 years ago in Nepal’s rural Lalitpur district and her family lost its only source of income.

LWF-backed Group Engages in Global Process on Migration

GENEVA, 8 March 2012 (LWI) – Gabriela Liguori is an Argentine social worker whose work on fighting trafficking and commercial exploitation of human beings illustrates how church groups can interact with international organizations on the topic of migration.

Anderson-Rajkumar: “Support for the Underprivileged Is but a Form of Worship”

CHENNAI, India/GENEVA, 8 March 2012 (LWI) – As Rev. Dr Evangeline Anderson-Rajkumar recounts moments in her life that have shaped what she is today, her mind is already occupied—preparing for next week’s national program, presentations for national or international conferences, Lenten sermons, supervising four of her students’ theses, and all this along with helping her 11-year-old daughter Davina with her homework and exams.

LWF Program Supports Women’s Leadership Efforts

DINAJPUR, Bangladesh/GENEVA, 8 March 2012 (LWI) –They call her the “shining star” in the village.

Sisilia Murmu is a talented young girl who had always dreamed of gaining an education and financial independence, but her family’s poverty kept her from attending high school in Dhanjoypur village, located in the Dinajpur district of northern Bangladesh.

07 March 2012

In the context of events marking the 2012 International Women’s Day at the Ecumenical Center in Geneva on 8 March, The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) will receive an “Equal Salary” certification for applying a fair wage policy between male and female employees in the Communion Office.

LWF Affirms Women in Ordained Ministry as Step towards Gender Justice

MEXICO CITY, Mexico/GENEVA, 7 March 2012 (LWI) – When Rev. Karina García Carmona was installed as pastor of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Mexico City in 2011, her congregation posed a simple question: do you want to be called “Pastor”?

Education Transforms Lives of Sudanese Women

JUBA, South Sudan/GENEVA, 6 March 2012 (LWI) – “If you have an education, you value your life,” says Mary Abuk Dow.

Only one in six women in South Sudan are fortunate enough to have an education and those who do, know their worth. Women like Dow are determined and have an imposing presence. You meet them often in South Sudan as well as in refugee camps outside the country and even further afield.