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Read these stories that are examples
of the Lutheran World Federation's work around the world... in
member churches... from work toward unity with other Christians...
to work in times of disaster... from Geneva to Zimbabwe. Read
stories about the LWF's work in Humanitarian
Assistance, Ecumenical
Relations, Mission and Development, Theology, Communication,
Human Rights and Advocacy.
(Financial gifts to the LWF may be made through the ELCA
Foundation for the LWF Endowment Fund, ELCA World Hunger Appeal,
the National Office of the ELCIC or directly to the LWF Regional
Office in North America, 8765 West Higgins Road, Chicago, IL
60631.)
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Global Stories
and Prayers
Use this resource to remember and support our worldwide
family through this four-week series.
Refugee Resettlement
One of the things we do best is long term assistance to refugees and
internally displaced persons. The LWF Department for World Service is
the second largest resettlement partner of the United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees. At any given time the LWF is providing
assistance for over 400,000 refugees.
A visit to Kakuma Camp in Kenya
Since 1992 at the request of the UN, the LWF has managed Kakuma Camp
in the far northwest corner of Kenya. In its earliest days the camp
cared for 30,000 refugees, mostly young boys from Sudan.Snapshot 2005: |
| Population: |
88,986 |
| School Enrollment: |
7,368 in Pre-School
(48% boys) |
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23,806 in Primary
School (68% boys) |
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2,250 in Secondary
School (98% boys) |
| Country of Origin: |
Sudan - 61,800 |
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Somalia - 23,500 |
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Ethiopia - 2,540 |
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Other - 146 |
| Food distributed in
one year: |
16 million metric tons |
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Stories for
bulletins, newsletters or sermons:
- HAITI
- Rural life in Haiti is basic; a tin roof nailed to a simple wooden
frame covers a single room that is separated into two rooms by a piece
of cloth. A thatch-covered shed made of branches and built close to
the house serves as a kitchen. Sometimes there is a latrine. There is
no electricity. 75% of the Haitian population lives beneath the
poverty line. The LWF has created micro-credit loans to assist rural
women to purchase piglets. The direct results are: 1) More than 500
women have been beneficiaries; 2) 2000 piglets have been born and will
multiply!; 3) ten women were trained by LWF in basic veterinary
techniques; 5) a revolving fund makes possible the construction of pig
pens and wheat bran to feed the pigs.
Thank you! Together we do make a difference!
- ZIMBABWE
- This week, 3000 Zimbabweans will die of AIDS. Today in Zimbabwe
over 780 thousand children are AIDS orphans. The churches struggle to
educate their congregations about HIV/AIDS and the cultural context
slows the fight against this disease. The LWF provides school fees and
clothing for 402 orphans. In response to the food shortages
experienced in the country, LWF supports orphans with food packs once
every two months. The packs contain maize, beans and dried fish. 5243
people attended LWF AIDS workshops in the country last year.
Thank you! Together we do make a difference!
- ANGOLA
- There are over 10 million unexploded landmines in Angola, a county
of 14 million. A growing child’s artificial limb must be replaced
every 6-12 months. Up to 50% of landmine victims die within hours of
the blast. Landmine infestation can deny access to safe drinking
water, arable land and prevent mobile rural vaccination team from
going on their rounds. Over the last 55 years, anti-personnel mines
have caused more deaths and injuries than nuclear, biological and
chemical weapons combined. Every 22 minutes someone somewhere around
the world is killed or maimed by a landmine. The LWF works with
mine-clearing teams that search square meter after square meter. The
LWF participated in activities that resulted in a Nobel Peace Prize
for work on eradication of landmines.
Thank you! Together we do make a difference!
- CAMBODIA
- Every 10 seconds a child dies because of disease linked to dirty
water. Last year, 3.4 million people in the world died from diseases
associated with an inadequate water supply. 1.4 billion children in
the world have no access to clean water near their homes. In Cambodia,
less than a quarter of rural households have safe drinking water. In
this southeast Asian country, the LWF constructed 571 deep wells, 518
shallow wells, and created active water committees in 370 villages to
educate the population about the need for clean water, monitor the
water supply, and maintain the wells and pumps.
Thank you! Together we do make a difference!
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Stories
of the work the LWF carries out on behalf of its members in
relief and development, improving the lives of people in
disasters or who live with hunger and poverty. These stories
have been collected by the the LWF, the ELCA
World Hunger Appeal and the ELCIC Global Hunger and
Development Appeal. Some of the following stories are available in PDF format. Adobe Acrobat Reader needed to view
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The Department for World
Service (DWS) serves as the international relief,
rehabilitation and development agency of the Lutheran World
Federation (LWF). The DWS operates service programs in more
than thirty-one countries. Its work includes issues such as
the environment, human rights, land mines, refugees,
training, evaluation, development education and migration
and resettlement. Click
here to see a list of LWF's Country Programs.
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