Uganda
LWF Uganda holds cultural gala to promote peace among refugees

 
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
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 ...
“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: 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 ...
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.
Lutherans and Anglicans join hands to support South Sudanese refugees
18 May 2020
LWF Uganda and Episcopal diocese in South Sudan explore joint programming, awareness-raising  (LWI) - The diocese of Kajo-Keji of the episcopal church in South Sudan and The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) country program in Uganda are exploring joint ...
MIRP project continues support to the population despite Covid-19 outbreak
5 May 2020
COVID-19: LWF Uganda ramps up prevention
23 April 2020
Campaigns focus on information sharing, hand washing, providing protective equipment, keeping distance (LWI) - As countries around the globe continue to assess the spread of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, Lutheran World Federation (LWF) staff ...
COVID-19: LWF World Service calls for donations
18 March 2020
Protect vulnerable communities and staff in refugee camps (LWI) - In light of the worldwide Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) humanitarian arm World Service is calling for donations to mitigate the effects in the ...
LWF, Partners launch new aid programme in Kyangwali refugee settlement
3 March 2020
  Kikuube District: The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) in collaboration with three other organisations has launched a project meant to ensure self-reliance, wellbeing and peaceful coexistence among the refugees and host communities in Kikuube and Hoima ...
LWF prepares South Sudanese refugees for return home
29 January 2020
Interview with Girma Gudina, LWF Country Representative (LWI) - After almost five years of civil war, 2.3 million South Sudanese are living as refugees outside their country. The majority found refuge in neighboring Uganda, Kenya and Ethiopia. As the situation ...
Faith actors call for Global Solidarity with Refugees
20 June 2019
UNHCR, LWF and other faith communities commit to support refugees
LWF Uganda scales up risk intervention against the spread of Ebola virus
13 June 2019
Communication strategies to increase awareness in the community about the disease
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