Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Stories of flight and loss from Tigray

LWF and partners to start humanitarian response
Ethiopia: Stories of flight and loss from Tigray
12 February 2021
LWF and partners to start humanitarian response (LWI) - From everyday life into chaos: For the people affected by the recent conflict in Ethiopia, life as they knew it ended abruptly with the military offensive in the Tigray region. Even before, many had ...
Ethiopia: LWF responds to Tigray conflict
1 February 2021
Water and relief goods for up to 250,000 people
Ethiopia: Support after locust plague
11 November 2020
Recovery and prevention, as new swarms are already breeding (LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) supports people in Ethiopia’s Oromia region, who have been affected by the desert locust infestation this year.
Peacebuilding from the grassroots
9 November 2020
Geneva Peace Week: LWF shares work with communities in Ethiopia
Strengthen those who have been hit hardest
3 November 2020
LWF calls for more livelihoods support during COVID-19 (LWI) - A choice between contracting a potentially fatal virus and having nothing to eat: The COVID-19 pandemic means many communities LWF serves are faced with impossible choices.
Aid organizations call for prevention before next locust swarm
30 October 2020
"Alarming situation” in East Africa (LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) together with other partners working in the East and Horn of Africa region is calling for anticipatory measures to fortify communities against the next locust plague.
“Durable and peaceful solutions” needed for displaced Rohingya
22 October 2020
LWF World Service director Maria Immonen reflects on the situation in Myanmar and Bangladesh
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 ...
Call for proposals: LWF Assembly logo and visual identity
30 July 2020
One body, one spirit, one hope  (LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation has put out a call for proposals to develop the Thirteenth LWF Assembly logo and visual identity. The meeting of the highest LWF decision-making body takes place in September 2023 in Krakow, ...
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: Protecting Ethiopia’s rural communities
27 April 2020
World Service staff scaling up awareness raising and prevention among refugees and host communities  (LWI) - In Ethiopia, where The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) works in remote rural areas with refugees and host communities, World Service field ...
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