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World Humanitarian Day: maintaining hope, in times of crisis

Talk about the mental health of aid workers, LWF World Service director says
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 ...
Working in a high-risk area
17 August 2018
Interview with Jacob Aleer, LWF Security Focal Point in Jonglei, South Sudan (LWI) - For the Lutheran World Federation (LWF), South Sudan has proven the most challenging country in terms of safety and security in the past year. As the civil war continues, ...
LWF Staff Return to Maban
17 September 2014
After the incidences in Maban on 3rd of August where 5 humanitarian agency staff were deliberately targeted and killed, many agencies including LWF were forced to evacuate the staff out of the location. A number of NGOs – including LWF World Service – ...
South Sudan: LWF Condemns Aid Workers’ Killing, Evacuates Maban Staff amid Growing Insecurity
7 August 2014
Temporary Suspension of Assistance to Sudanese Refugees and Host Communities(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has strongly condemned the targeted killing of aid workers in South Sudan’s Maban county, as fighting escalates between militia groups ...
South Sudan: Intervention Critical for IDPs Before Long Rainy Season Begins
12 March 2014
Interview with LWF Country Program Coordinator Lokiru Matendo(LWI) - The conflict that started in South Sudan in mid-December 2013 has either wiped out completely or reduced significantly the gains that households had made in rebuilding livelihoods, strengthening ...
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