Monthly Archives: March 2011

Burundi – Farmer Fields Schools in Eastern Burundi: Transitioning from the Past to the Future

Posted on March 29, 2011 by lwfworldservice

by Tony Speare, LWF Burundi (Photo credit – Tony Speare, LWF Burundi)       LWF Burundi, in collaboration with FAO, recently established Farmer Field Schools (FFS) in all nine villages where it works in eastern Burundi.  In a country … Continue reading →

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Central America – Upholding the water right in Las Granadillas Mountain

Posted on March 22, 2011 by lwfworldservice

by Estela Garcia, LWF Central America The Lutheran Church and communities of Chiquimula and Zacapa departments in Guatemala protect the water, forest, land and biodiversity of Las Granadillas Mountain of loggers. Las Granadillas Mountain is the water font of 26 … Continue reading →

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Kenya – Making a Difference to a Generation’s Future

Posted on March 22, 2011 by lwfworldservice

By Lokiru Matendo, Program Coordinator, LWF Kenya/Djibouti As daylight finally overcomes the dark of night, thousands of camp residents emerge from their heavily fenced homesteads and pour on the narrow streets of the expansive Kakuma refugee camp in northwestern Kenya. … Continue reading →

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Djibouti – Visit by Michael Hyden

Posted on March 10, 2011 by lwfworldservice

by Michael Hyden There was a visit last week to Djibouti from FCA Ms Carita Kappi, Maritta Niskanen-Tamiru, and LWF Philip Wijmans (LWF Kenya) and Michael Hyden (LWF Geneva) to the LWF Djibouti program.  The program is managed by an Kenya … Continue reading →

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Central America – Working on gender inclusiveness for development

Posted on March 10, 2011 by lwfworldservice

by Estela Garcia, LWF Central America The Lutheran World Federation (LWF), Department for World Service (DWS), Central America Program works for families and farming groups in the Guatemalan indigenous area “Half Moon Q’eqchi’” supporting aims to improve the abilities of … Continue reading →

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DRC – Lobbying against sexual violence towards women

Posted on March 3, 2011 by lwfworldservice

By Charles Kawaya Ngenda Women International Public Day which will be celebrated globally in March 8  , 2011, will not mean to the women in DRC that their dignity and respect have been recovered , since DRC  increasingly still  has … Continue reading →

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Sudan – The books don’t get rained on

Posted on March 3, 2011 by lwfworldservice

By LWI correspondent Fredrick Nzwili, during a recent visit to Southern Sudan LWF-Built Schools Boost Enrolment in Southern Sudan PANYAGOR, Southern Sudan, 31 January 2011 (LWI) – A new block of classrooms built by The Lutheran World Federation Department for … Continue reading →

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