Core Values

Dignity, Human Rights and Justice

We believe that every person has the right to a dignified life, free of abuse, discrimination, and oppression. We trust that upholding human rights is fundamental in alleviating poverty among the people we serve, brings about justice and peace and ensures sustainable development. God given dignity to every human has laid a foundation for international human rights principles and conventions, which guide our work, actions, and operations.

Compassion and Commitment 

We are dedicated to working with those who are suffering, those who are unable to speak up for themselves, and those who live in isolated areas. We go the extra mile to reach out to those who may have been forgotten or those considered out of reach.

Inclusion and Diversity

We believe in the value and power of diversity and inclusion within the communities where we work, as well as within our own workforce.

Meaningful Participation

We believe that sustainable development is based on meaningful participation of all people in our programs regardless of gender, age and ability. Participation means people are part of decision-making and can hold local duty-bearers to account.

Transparency and Accountability

We are strongly committed to transparency and accountability to the people and communities we serve, as well as our partners and donors. We set high-quality standards and regularly monitor our efforts for continuous improvement. We are aligned with international standards and have developed our own complaints-handling mechanism.

Humanitarian Principles 

We provide support to people irrespective of race, religion, ethnicity, age, gender, sexual orientation or political conviction. We subscribe to the humanitarian principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality and independence.

Gender Justice

We believe that women and men were both created in the image of God, are co-responsible stewards of creation. Gender justice is expressed through equality and balanced power relations between women, girls, men and boys. We are committed to eliminating institutional, cultural and interpersonal systems of privilege and oppression that sustain discrimination against women.

Women and girls form the majority of those living in poverty in the communities where LWF works. They have limited access to productive resources, as most African societies prescribe less power and less influence in decision making when compared to their male counterparts. They are exposed to various forms of discrimination, violence and exploitation. We believe that transforming gender and power relations and the structures, norms and values that underpin them, is critical to ending poverty and challenging inequality. In this strategic period LWF reaffirms its commitment to ensure that gender considerations and related actions are integrated in all our programs work.

Climate Justice 

The livelihood of the individuals and communities that LWF works with is highly dependent on the exploitation of her natural resources including climate. We are committed to ensuring that our programs minimize the immediate and long-term risks of climate change to those communities we serve. LWF will continue to align its work to the national plans process and plans like the Uganda National Climate Change Policy and the Intended National Contributions which prioritize adaptation. LWF will continue to work to reduce vulnerability and addressing adaptation in agriculture and livestock, forestry, water, energy, health and disaster risk management climate smart agriculture, sustainable land management and climate smart agriculture to increase resilience at grass root level.