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Two candidates for next LWF general secretary

Election to take place on 19 June
South Sudan crisis set to become Africa’s largest
28 February 2018
LWF appeals for funds (LWI) - The plight of refugees from South Sudan is set to become Africa’s largest refugee crisis, with the Lutheran World Federation on the frontline in South Sudan and the countries receiving the refugees, including Uganda, Kenya, ...
A total absence of law
7 March 2017
LWF supports survivors of gender-based violence in South Sudan (LWI) Amina* was lying under a palm tree when a caseworker from The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) found her. The teen had been covering herself with palm leaves after walking for days from South ...
Concern about situation in South Sudan
14 December 2016
Atrocities and impending famine in war-torn country (LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) is urgently calling for more support to help the victims of the resurging civil war in South Sudan. Half a year after the broken peace agreement and violent ...
Churches vital for peace process in South Sudan
3 October 2016
Panel discussion about civil society and peace-building from below in South Sudan
Escalating violence in South Sudan forces LWF to evacuate staff from Juba
15 July 2016
Staff sent home, to safe locations or to Nairobi (LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has expressed its concern over renewed conflict and escalating violence in South Sudan. Violence broke out at the end of last week, especially in and around the capital, ...
South Sudan: Refugee students shine in final exams
7 July 2016
AJUONG THOK, South Sudan/ GENEVA, 5 July 2016 (LWI) – For the second year running, the performance of a school in Ajuong Thok refugee camp, South Sudan, in year-end primary exams has been exemplary.
Displaced by war
20 June 2016
Abdulai al Riziq from South Sudan (LWI) - Abdulai al Riziq left his home five years ago, fleeing the war that engulfed his village. “I am from Kokal in Blue Nile, Sudan,” the 18-year-old student says. “The soldiers captured some of our towns. Some of ...
“I want to educate and support”
16 June 2016
BUNJ, South Sudan/ GENEVA, 16 June 2016 (LWI) – “We, as her family see it as something good, but according to our society, she has rebelled,” Juma Leheme says. He is talking about his niece Gisma, 18 years old, who refused an early marriage to continue ...
Change the community
9 June 2016
LWF refugee student scores top results in Upper Nile State, South Sudan (LWI) – “It’s a matter of commitment,” Tawheda Badradin Ali (17) says and smiles. “I just make sure I keep up.” Now she has reaped the reward of her dedication: The refugee ...
South Sudan: new classrooms needed for refugee children
26 October 2015
Conflict in South Kordofan causes massive influx to South Sudan's Ajuong Thok refugee camp AJUONG THOK, South Sudan/ GENEVA, 26 October 2015 (LWI) – “When I left my village in South Kordofan, I wondered how to survive without my parents,”  says 15-year-old ...
No to early marriage
21 June 2015
Child marriage is a common occurance in the refugee camps of Maban, South Sudan. Girls are sometimes as young as 10 when they are married to older men by their families. The LWF has been advocating against this practice for years. One occasion was the Day ...
Uganda: Boreholes for Education
20 May 2015
Schools Profit from LWF Motorized Water System(LWI) – Benjamin Makoor, head teacher of Njumanzi Primary 1, is not the person who waits for things to happen.
Uganda: Water for Adjumani
22 March 2015
LWF Installs Solar Pumps to Improve Water Supply(LWI) – Without water, the classrooms in Ayilo refugee camp remain empty. The simple equation is explained by the headmaster of Ayilo2A primary school in Adjumani district, Uganda.
Uganda: Regional Workshop on Child Protection
19 March 2015
Mechanisms to Safeguard the Most Vulnerable(LWI) – “Be very careful with the pigs,” is one of the first things aid workers learn when arriving in Maban County, South Sudan. The animals are frequently found wandering in the middle of the red dusty road ...
Uganda: Regional Workshop on Child Protection
18 March 2015
Mechanisms to Safeguard the Most VulnerableBUNJ, South Sudan/ KAMPALA, Uganda/ GENEVA, 18 March 2015 (LWI) – “Be very careful with the pigs,” is one of the first things aid workers learn when arriving in Maban county, South Sudan. The animals are frequently ...
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