Uganda
Two candidates for next LWF general secretary

Election to take place on 19 June
Two candidates for next LWF general secretary
2 June 2021
Election to take place on 19 June (LWI) - Candidates from Estonia and Zimbabwe have been proposed for the position of general secretary of the Lutheran World Federation. The search for a new leader of the communion of churches has been concluded and the LWF ...
Palorinya refugee with disability minting money from farming
27 April 2021
  In 2020, Refugee leaders identified Robina Liong as living with a disability of one hand as a woman at risk and forwarded her details for the protection and livelihoods support under the Reconnecting Lives, vision and Empowerment (ReLiVE) project implemented ...
LWF Uganda holds cultural gala to promote peace among refugees
27 April 2021
  LWF Uganda, with funding from the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM), in March 2021 organised cultural gala activities where the different tribal/ethnic groups of refugees competed by showcasin
Cash grant beneficiary expands her business to earn $1200 monthly
27 April 2021
  At only the age of 32, Night Koma a South Sudanese refugee living in Uganda’s Pagirinya settlement in Adjumani district has risen from destitute to self-reliant, courtesy of the Reconnecting Lives, vision and Empowerment (ReLiVE) project.
From fetching firewood to fermenting porridge; Business support gets refugee mother out of the woods
27 April 2021
  Digging, fetching water and firewood are routine household chores in most African settings. For Anny, a 25-year-old Congolese refugee, they were her only source of income. With no other means, the single mother had to traverse the forests in the night’s ...
"People are not starving, they are being starved”
20 April 2021
LWF joins interagency call to fight famine
Refugees journey to the Olympic Games
8 April 2021
LWF joins UNHCR call to support refugee athletes (LWI) - Leading up to the Olympic summer games in Tokyo, Japan, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has released a video calling for support for the refugee teams in the Olympic and Paralympic ...
LWF Uganda phases out paper-based tendering to an electronic system
23 March 2021
  LWF Uganda has automated its tendering system where tender documents are submitted and accepted through electronic means, contrary to the paper-based system, requiring bidders to pick hard copies of documents and later submit them physically.  The ...
Refugee teens talk mental health
7 January 2021
LWF conducts retreats for young refugees in Uganda  (LWI) - LWF is running a pilot project focused on the mental health of teenager refugees in Uganda, offering them a way to process trauma and equipping them for the future.   
Peacebuilding from the grassroots
9 November 2020
Geneva Peace Week: LWF shares work with communities in Ethiopia
“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 ...
SALIMA project offers economic empowerment for refugees
14 July 2020
  “We are not only surviving but also steadily developing,” says Vestina, a 25-year-old Congolese single mother, expressing her gratitude towards the Lutheran World Federation and partners for the support. Vestina is living in Western Uganda's Kyangwali ...
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