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A volunteer from Nepal shares her story on World Humanitarian Day

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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 ...
New LWF Representative in Jerusalem
2 August 2019
Sieglinde Weinbrenner, who has worked for 25 years in development and human rights and who has formal training as a registered nurse, officially began her position as Representative for the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Jerusalem Program on Friday 2 August ...
VTP Success Story--From Mom to Executive Secretary
29 July 2019
  Rasha Nimer graduated from high school in 2002 but didn’t continue her education at that time. Instead, she became a wife and mother, eventually having five children. As her children grew older—they are now between 4- and 15-years-old—she started ...
Palliative Care in Palestine
17 July 2019
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A ray of hope for Palestinian cancer patients
2 July 2019
LWF Augusta Victoria Hospital inaugurates state of the art PET/CT Scanner (LWI) - A ray of hope for cancer patients from Palestinian territories, thanks to a new X-ray machine. From now on cancer patients can benefit from modern diagnosis of the disease following ...
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 ...
Saving Lives Through Early Detection
28 March 2019
Story and photos by Ben Gray / LWF After two years working as an oncology and chemotherapy nurse at The Lutheran World Federation’s Augusta Victoria Hospital (AVH) and seeing many patients with late-stage breast cancer, Murjan Abed decided she wanted to ...
New Interim Representative at LWF Jerusalem
7 March 2019
Lennart Hernander, who has spent 10 years as­ a Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Representative in East Africa, was officially welcomed as the interim Representative for the LWF Jerusalem Program during a welcome ceremony Thursday 7th March 2019 at the Mount ...
US church leaders urge President to restore vital funding to East Jerusalem hospitals
1 November 2018
Lutheran, Catholic and Episcopal bishops defend invaluable medical care for the most vulnerable populations (LWI) – Leaders of Lutheran, Catholic and Episcopal (Anglican) churches in the United States have jointly called on the US President to restore vital ...
AVH and East Jerusalem Hospitals Respond to Reports of US Funding Cuts
10 September 2018
"Overall, the decision puts the health of five million Palestinians at risk."
US Cuts Funding to East Jerusalem Hospital Network
8 September 2018
"Critical to ensure ongoing, lifesaving treatment for patients from the West Bank and Gaza"
US Cuts Funding to East Jerusalem Hospitals
8 September 2018
 
World Humanitarian Day: LWF calls for protection of humanitarian space
17 August 2018
“Humanitarian workers have become soft targets for warring parties”
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