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Daniel Deba, president of the Dosseye seed production cooperative. Photo: LWF/ C. Kästner
Farming for the present, education for the future
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17 Jun 2015
  • Humanitarian
17 Jun 2015
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Caption: Kamla Edno and her five-day-old baby, Shahla Edno, at the Berseve 1 camp near the town of Zakho in northern Iraq in December 2014. The baby lies in a plastic crate used to store vegetables. Photo: LWF/ S. Cox
A vegetable crate for a cradle
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17 Jun 2015
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Nyaring, 13, South Sudanese refugee who came from Bor. LWF built her a house and provides her with school materials and cash. Photo: M. Renaux
A new family for orphans of conflict
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17 Jun 2015
  • Gender
  • Humanitarian
17 Jun 2015
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Olga Tshiwewe (WCC), Iman Sandra Pertek (IRW) and Dr Elaine Neuenfeldt (LWF, from left) discuss during the side event on violence against women at the Human Rights Council. Photo: LWF/C.Kästner
Faith-based organizations issue statement at Human Rights Council
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17 Jun 2015
  • Gender
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17 Jun 2015
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Christian and Muslim participants of the 2014 consultation in Germany, visiting the Hall of Peace in Münster, which commemorates the 1648 Treaty of Westphalia. Photo: Marion von Hagen
New LWF publication: “Religious Plurality and the Public Space”
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17 Jun 2015
  • Theology
  • Unity
17 Jun 2015
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IELCH Bishop Izani Bruch (left) sharing Holy Communion with Peruvian pastor Rev. Ofelia Dávila during the 2015 Latin American and Caribbean Leadership Conference in La Paz, Bolivia. Photo: Eugenio Albrecht
Junge’s recognition brings “joy and pride” to Chilean Lutheran church
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17 Jun 2015
  • Governance
17 Jun 2015
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LWF General Secretary Rev. Dr Martin Junge smiles during the afternoon convocation ceremony at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, during which he received an Honorary Doctor of Divinity degree. Photo: Waterloo Lutheran Seminary
General Secretary Junge earns Honorary Doctorate for service to LWF communion
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17 Jun 2015
  • Governance
17 Jun 2015
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Dutch foreign trade and development cooperation minister Lilianne Ploumen visits the relief work of the Lutheran World Federation Nepal in Indrayani village. Photo: LWF Nepal
Dutch minister Ploumen visits LWF Nepal relief work
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16 Jun 2015
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16 Jun 2015
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Farming professional discusses the importance of working with communities in designing projects. Photo: LWF Columbia
LWF Colombia held up as example of high quality aid
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16 Jun 2015
  • Humanitarian
16 Jun 2015
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