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Category Archives: Gender
Nepal – Nepali Women Embrace Opportunity to Change Society
LWF Partners on Women’s Rights LALITPUR, Nepal/GENEVA, 8 March 2012 (LWI)- It was a shock for Manmaya Shrestha when her husband broke his legs in a farming accident 15 years ago in Nepal’s rural Lalitpur district and her family lost … Continue reading
Bangladesh – Rural Women in Bangladesh Shine Light on Poverty
LWF Program Supports Women’s Leadership Efforts DINAJPUR, Bangladesh/GENEVA, 8 March 2012 (LWI) –They call her the “shining star” in the village. Sisilia Murmu is a talented young girl who had always dreamed of gaining an education and financial independence, but … Continue reading
South Sudan – One in Six
Education Transforms Lives of Sudanese Women JUBA, South Sudan/GENEVA, 6 March 2012 (LWI) – “If you have an education, you value your life,” says Mary Abuk Dow. Only one in six women in South Sudan are fortunate enough to … Continue reading
Posted in Development, Gender, International Womens Day 2012
Tagged human-rights, juba south sudan, politics, women
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Djibouti – Supporting education and protection programs for refugee children
by Michael Hyden, LWF Program Officer (LWF World Service Geneva) for LWF Kenya/Djibouti program 14th February 2012 Education and Protection Program for Refugee Children in Djibouti I have just returned from a field visit to the LWF Kenya/Djibouti program, where … Continue reading
Kenya – Protecting refugee children, fulfilling and draining for lawyer
By Melany Markham Communications Officer, LWF Kenya/Djibouti Kakuma, Kenya, 16 October (LWF) – Working as a child protection officer for the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) in the Kakuma refugee camp is both emotionally draining and fulfilling for Viola Ocharo, a … Continue reading
Posted in Development, Emergencies, Gender, HIV AIDS, Human Rights
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Nepal – “Economic empowerment alone does not bring happiness” – Dalchini Purkoti
Text – LWF Nepal Photo – LWF Nepal Ms. Dalchini Purkoti, a resident of Chhampi Village Development Committee (VDC), Lalitpur and a mother of two children began to face problems when her mother-in-law expelled her from her extended family due … Continue reading
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Central America – Working on gender inclusiveness for development
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
Posted in Gender, International Day of Women 2011
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DRC – Lobbying against sexual violence towards women
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
Posted in Gender, HIV AIDS, International Day of Women 2011
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Nepal – A journey of struggle for the Kamlari-free community
by Basant Bhattari, Program Officer LWF Nepal Kaushila Chaudhary, 25 of Chaumala VDC – 7 in Kailali, a far western district in Nepal is a committed energetic woman engaged in eradicating Kamlari system (a system under which a girl from … Continue reading
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Myanmar – Groceries at the backyard
Written by: U Moe Naing Oo Agriculturist, Bogalay Township Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Sar Phyu Su Village in Kalar Ohmpin Su Village Tract in Bogalay Township has no market place. Villagers buy food and other items from hawkers from neighboring … Continue reading
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