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  • 16 June 2017, Nairobi, Kenya: Children from the Joseph Kangethe School, a public school for muslim and christian children of ages 2-13, participate in the commemoration of the Day of the African Child 2017, in Nairobi. On 16 June, more than 500 people gathered to commemorate the Day of the African Child in Nairobi, Kenya, and to speak up publicly for the rights of children and adolescents living with HIV. Religious leaders from a range of different faith communities and traditions led a march through the streets of Nairobi, from the All Saints Cathedral to Ufungamano House, accompanied by hundreds of youth and young children from local faith-sponsored schools, after which a ceremony was held where the religious leaders committed publicly to work for children's rights to HIV testing, access to treatment, and freedom from stigma and discrimination, to make sure that those who are in need of treatment are also able to stay on treatment. The day was organized by the World Council of Churches Ecumenical Advocay Alliance together with Inerela+ Kenya, with contributions from a range of other partners. At end of the ceremony, the WCC-EAA launched a global Call to Action entitled "Act now for children and adolescents living with HIV", which was signed by the range of religious leaders.
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  • 16 June 2017, Nairobi, Kenya: Children from the Joseph Kangethe School, a public school for muslim and christian children of ages 2-13, participate in the commemoration of the Day of the African Child 2017, in Nairobi. On 16 June, more than 500 people gathered to commemorate the Day of the African Child in Nairobi, Kenya, and to speak up publicly for the rights of children and adolescents living with HIV. Religious leaders from a range of different faith communities and traditions led a march through the streets of Nairobi, from the All Saints Cathedral to Ufungamano House, accompanied by hundreds of youth and young children from local faith-sponsored schools, after which a ceremony was held where the religious leaders committed publicly to work for children's rights to HIV testing, access to treatment, and freedom from stigma and discrimination, to make sure that those who are in need of treatment are also able to stay on treatment. The day was organized by the World Council of Churches Ecumenical Advocay Alliance together with Inerela+ Kenya, with contributions from a range of other partners. At end of the ceremony, the WCC-EAA launched a global Call to Action entitled "Act now for children and adolescents living with HIV", which was signed by the range of religious leaders.
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  • 1 December 2017, Geneva, Switzerland: On World AIDS Day 2017, the World Council of Churches – Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance (WCC-EAA) brought together representatives of faith-based organizations as well as public sector and inter-governmental organizations at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva on 1 December. The event saw a commemorative prayer service, an interactive art exhibition, and a round table discussion on how to improve access to testing and treatment for children and adolescents living with HIV, particularly by means of education. "Painting for an Education" brought to the event an interactive exhibition, "Kisumu - Nairobi - Geneva - art from them to us", featuring paintings and artwork from HIV positive children and adolescents in Kenya. ”Through works of art, we are able to strengthen the confidence of young people living with HIV, and encourage them to find ways to share their stories,” explained Gelise McCullough, the initiator of the exhibition. “Children and adolescents face a lot of stigma relating to HIV, and we need to hear their stories, and help them get access to education, with all that this means by way of affording the books, uniforms, meals, etc. But ultimately, education is not only vital in itself, but can help young people living with HIV make healthier life choices, for example by adhering to treatment, and it can also offer opportunities to improve their livelihoods, and strengthen their health-seeking behaviour. But if we all do a little, together we can achieve a lot,” McCullough said. Through an interactive workshop, children and adolescents were invited to contribute by producing awork of art of their own. The art was sold, to gather money for school and lunch fees for children living with HIV in Kenya. Participants in the event were further invited to become Paediatric HIV Champions, committing to speak about HIV and AIDS among their piers, to raise awareness and help move towards an AIDS-free world. The children and adole
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  • 1 December 2017, Geneva, Switzerland: On World AIDS Day 2017, the World Council of Churches – Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance (WCC-EAA) brought together representatives of faith-based organizations as well as public sector and inter-governmental organizations at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva on 1 December. The event saw a commemorative prayer service, an interactive art exhibition, and a round table discussion on how to improve access to testing and treatment for children and adolescents living with HIV, particularly by means of education. "Painting for an Education" brought to the event an interactive exhibition, "Kisumu - Nairobi - Geneva - art from them to us", featuring paintings and artwork from HIV positive children and adolescents in Kenya. ”Through works of art, we are able to strengthen the confidence of young people living with HIV, and encourage them to find ways to share their stories,” explained Gelise McCullough, the initiator of the exhibition. “Children and adolescents face a lot of stigma relating to HIV, and we need to hear their stories, and help them get access to education, with all that this means by way of affording the books, uniforms, meals, etc. But ultimately, education is not only vital in itself, but can help young people living with HIV make healthier life choices, for example by adhering to treatment, and it can also offer opportunities to improve their livelihoods, and strengthen their health-seeking behaviour. But if we all do a little, together we can achieve a lot,” McCullough said. Through an interactive workshop, children and adolescents were invited to contribute by producing awork of art of their own. The art was sold, to gather money for school and lunch fees for children living with HIV in Kenya. Participants in the event were further invited to become Paediatric HIV Champions, committing to speak about HIV and AIDS among their piers, to raise awareness and help move towards an AIDS-free world. The children and adole
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  • 16 June 2017, Nairobi, Kenya: Children from the Joseph Kangethe School, a public school for muslim and christian children of ages 2-13, participate in the commemoration of the Day of the African Child 2017, in Nairobi. On 16 June, more than 500 people gathered to commemorate the Day of the African Child in Nairobi, Kenya, and to speak up publicly for the rights of children and adolescents living with HIV. Religious leaders from a range of different faith communities and traditions led a march through the streets of Nairobi, from the All Saints Cathedral to Ufungamano House, accompanied by hundreds of youth and young children from local faith-sponsored schools, after which a ceremony was held where the religious leaders committed publicly to work for children's rights to HIV testing, access to treatment, and freedom from stigma and discrimination, to make sure that those who are in need of treatment are also able to stay on treatment. The day was organized by the World Council of Churches Ecumenical Advocay Alliance together with Inerela+ Kenya, with contributions from a range of other partners. At end of the ceremony, the WCC-EAA launched a global Call to Action entitled "Act now for children and adolescents living with HIV", which was signed by the range of religious leaders.
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  • 16 June 2017, Nairobi, Kenya: Children from the Joseph Kangethe School, a public school for muslim and christian children of ages 2-13, participate in the commemoration of the Day of the African Child 2017, in Nairobi. On 16 June, more than 500 people gathered to commemorate the Day of the African Child in Nairobi, Kenya, and to speak up publicly for the rights of children and adolescents living with HIV. Religious leaders from a range of different faith communities and traditions led a march through the streets of Nairobi, from the All Saints Cathedral to Ufungamano House, accompanied by hundreds of youth and young children from local faith-sponsored schools, after which a ceremony was held where the religious leaders committed publicly to work for children's rights to HIV testing, access to treatment, and freedom from stigma and discrimination, to make sure that those who are in need of treatment are also able to stay on treatment. The day was organized by the World Council of Churches Ecumenical Advocay Alliance together with Inerela+ Kenya, with contributions from a range of other partners. At end of the ceremony, the WCC-EAA launched a global Call to Action entitled "Act now for children and adolescents living with HIV", which was signed by the range of religious leaders.
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  • 16 June 2017, Nairobi, Kenya: Children from the Joseph Kangethe School, a public school for muslim and christian children of ages 2-13, participate in the commemoration of the Day of the African Child 2017, in Nairobi. On 16 June, more than 500 people gathered to commemorate the Day of the African Child in Nairobi, Kenya, and to speak up publicly for the rights of children and adolescents living with HIV. Religious leaders from a range of different faith communities and traditions led a march through the streets of Nairobi, from the All Saints Cathedral to Ufungamano House, accompanied by hundreds of youth and young children from local faith-sponsored schools, after which a ceremony was held where the religious leaders committed publicly to work for children's rights to HIV testing, access to treatment, and freedom from stigma and discrimination, to make sure that those who are in need of treatment are also able to stay on treatment. The day was organized by the World Council of Churches Ecumenical Advocay Alliance together with Inerela+ Kenya, with contributions from a range of other partners. At end of the ceremony, the WCC-EAA launched a global Call to Action entitled "Act now for children and adolescents living with HIV", which was signed by the range of religious leaders.
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  • 1 December 2017, Geneva, Switzerland: On World AIDS Day 2017, the World Council of Churches – Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance (WCC-EAA) brought together representatives of faith-based organizations as well as public sector and inter-governmental organizations at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva on 1 December. The event saw a commemorative prayer service, an interactive art exhibition, and a round table discussion on how to improve access to testing and treatment for children and adolescents living with HIV, particularly by means of education. "Painting for an Education" brought to the event an interactive exhibition, "Kisumu - Nairobi - Geneva - art from them to us", featuring paintings and artwork from HIV positive children and adolescents in Kenya. ”Through works of art, we are able to strengthen the confidence of young people living with HIV, and encourage them to find ways to share their stories,” explained Gelise McCullough, the initiator of the exhibition. “Children and adolescents face a lot of stigma relating to HIV, and we need to hear their stories, and help them get access to education, with all that this means by way of affording the books, uniforms, meals, etc. But ultimately, education is not only vital in itself, but can help young people living with HIV make healthier life choices, for example by adhering to treatment, and it can also offer opportunities to improve their livelihoods, and strengthen their health-seeking behaviour. But if we all do a little, together we can achieve a lot,” McCullough said. Through an interactive workshop, children and adolescents were invited to contribute by producing awork of art of their own. The art was sold, to gather money for school and lunch fees for children living with HIV in Kenya.
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  • 1 December 2017, Geneva, Switzerland: On World AIDS Day 2017, the World Council of Churches – Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance (WCC-EAA) brought together representatives of faith-based organizations as well as public sector and inter-governmental organizations at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva on 1 December. The event saw a commemorative prayer service, an interactive art exhibition, and a round table discussion on how to improve access to testing and treatment for children and adolescents living with HIV, particularly by means of education. "Painting for an Education" brought to the event an interactive exhibition, "Kisumu - Nairobi - Geneva - art from them to us", featuring paintings and artwork from HIV positive children and adolescents in Kenya. ”Through works of art, we are able to strengthen the confidence of young people living with HIV, and encourage them to find ways to share their stories,” explained Gelise McCullough, the initiator of the exhibition. “Children and adolescents face a lot of stigma relating to HIV, and we need to hear their stories, and help them get access to education, with all that this means by way of affording the books, uniforms, meals, etc. But ultimately, education is not only vital in itself, but can help young people living with HIV make healthier life choices, for example by adhering to treatment, and it can also offer opportunities to improve their livelihoods, and strengthen their health-seeking behaviour. But if we all do a little, together we can achieve a lot,” McCullough said. Through an interactive workshop, children and adolescents were invited to contribute by producing awork of art of their own. The art was sold, to gather money for school and lunch fees for children living with HIV in Kenya.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20171201_AHP_012...jpg
  • 16 June 2017, Nairobi, Kenya: On 16 June, more than 500 people gathered to commemorate the Day of the African Child in Nairobi, Kenya, and to speak up publicly for the rights of children and adolescents living with HIV. Religious leaders from a range of different faith communities and traditions led a march through the streets of Nairobi, from the All Saints Cathedral to Ufungamano House, accompanied by hundreds of youth and young children from local faith-sponsored schools, after which a ceremony was held where the religious leaders committed publicly to work for children's rights to HIV testing, access to treatment, and freedom from stigma and discrimination, to make sure that those who are in need of treatment are also able to stay on treatment. The day was organized by the World Council of Churches Ecumenical Advocay Alliance together with Inerela+ Kenya, with contributions from a range of other partners. At end of the ceremony, the WCC-EAA launched a global Call to Action entitled "Act now for children and adolescents living with HIV", which was signed by the range of religious leaders.
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  • 16 June 2017, Nairobi, Kenya: On 16 June, more than 500 people gathered to commemorate the Day of the African Child in Nairobi, Kenya, and to speak up publicly for the rights of children and adolescents living with HIV. Religious leaders from a range of different faith communities and traditions led a march through the streets of Nairobi, from the All Saints Cathedral to Ufungamano House, accompanied by hundreds of youth and young children from local faith-sponsored schools, after which a ceremony was held where the religious leaders committed publicly to work for children's rights to HIV testing, access to treatment, and freedom from stigma and discrimination, to make sure that those who are in need of treatment are also able to stay on treatment. The day was organized by the World Council of Churches Ecumenical Advocay Alliance together with Inerela+ Kenya, with contributions from a range of other partners. At end of the ceremony, the WCC-EAA launched a global Call to Action entitled "Act now for children and adolescents living with HIV", which was signed by the range of religious leaders.
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  • 16 June 2017, Nairobi, Kenya: Fr Joseph Mutie, from the Organization of African Instituted Churches in Kenya (middle) leads to way. On 16 June, more than 500 people gathered to commemorate the Day of the African Child in Nairobi, Kenya, and to speak up publicly for the rights of children and adolescents living with HIV. Religious leaders from a range of different faith communities and traditions led a march through the streets of Nairobi, from the All Saints Cathedral to Ufungamano House, accompanied by hundreds of youth and young children from local faith-sponsored schools, after which a ceremony was held where the religious leaders committed publicly to work for children's rights to HIV testing, access to treatment, and freedom from stigma and discrimination, to make sure that those who are in need of treatment are also able to stay on treatment. The day was organized by the World Council of Churches Ecumenical Advocay Alliance together with Inerela+ Kenya, with contributions from a range of other partners. At end of the ceremony, the WCC-EAA launched a global Call to Action entitled "Act now for children and adolescents living with HIV", which was signed by the range of religious leaders.
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  • 16 June 2017, Nairobi, Kenya: On 16 June, more than 500 people gathered to commemorate the Day of the African Child in Nairobi, Kenya, and to speak up publicly for the rights of children and adolescents living with HIV. Religious leaders from a range of different faith communities and traditions led a march through the streets of Nairobi, from the All Saints Cathedral to Ufungamano House, accompanied by hundreds of youth and young children from local faith-sponsored schools, after which a ceremony was held where the religious leaders committed publicly to work for children's rights to HIV testing, access to treatment, and freedom from stigma and discrimination, to make sure that those who are in need of treatment are also able to stay on treatment. The day was organized by the World Council of Churches Ecumenical Advocay Alliance together with Inerela+ Kenya, with contributions from a range of other partners. At end of the ceremony, the WCC-EAA launched a global Call to Action entitled "Act now for children and adolescents living with HIV", which was signed by the range of religious leaders.
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  • 16 June 2017, Nairobi, Kenya: Bishop Stephen Marete (middle). On 16 June, more than 500 people gathered to commemorate the Day of the African Child in Nairobi, Kenya, and to speak up publicly for the rights of children and adolescents living with HIV. Religious leaders from a range of different faith communities and traditions led a march through the streets of Nairobi, from the All Saints Cathedral to Ufungamano House, accompanied by hundreds of youth and young children from local faith-sponsored schools, after which a ceremony was held where the religious leaders committed publicly to work for children's rights to HIV testing, access to treatment, and freedom from stigma and discrimination, to make sure that those who are in need of treatment are also able to stay on treatment. The day was organized by the World Council of Churches Ecumenical Advocay Alliance together with Inerela+ Kenya, with contributions from a range of other partners. At end of the ceremony, the WCC-EAA launched a global Call to Action entitled "Act now for children and adolescents living with HIV", which was signed by the range of religious leaders.
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  • 16 June 2017, Nairobi, Kenya: Sheikh Abdalla Kamwana, Chair, Inerela+ Kenya. On 16 June, more than 500 people gathered to commemorate the Day of the African Child in Nairobi, Kenya, and to speak up publicly for the rights of children and adolescents living with HIV. Religious leaders from a range of different faith communities and traditions led a march through the streets of Nairobi, from the All Saints Cathedral to Ufungamano House, accompanied by hundreds of youth and young children from local faith-sponsored schools, after which a ceremony was held where the religious leaders committed publicly to work for children's rights to HIV testing, access to treatment, and freedom from stigma and discrimination, to make sure that those who are in need of treatment are also able to stay on treatment. The day was organized by the World Council of Churches Ecumenical Advocay Alliance together with Inerela+ Kenya, with contributions from a range of other partners. At end of the ceremony, the WCC-EAA launched a global Call to Action entitled "Act now for children and adolescents living with HIV", which was signed by the range of religious leaders.
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  • 16 June 2017, Nairobi, Kenya: On 16 June, more than 500 people gathered to commemorate the Day of the African Child in Nairobi, Kenya, and to speak up publicly for the rights of children and adolescents living with HIV. Religious leaders from a range of different faith communities and traditions led a march through the streets of Nairobi, from the All Saints Cathedral to Ufungamano House, accompanied by hundreds of youth and young children from local faith-sponsored schools, after which a ceremony was held where the religious leaders committed publicly to work for children's rights to HIV testing, access to treatment, and freedom from stigma and discrimination, to make sure that those who are in need of treatment are also able to stay on treatment. The day was organized by the World Council of Churches Ecumenical Advocay Alliance together with Inerela+ Kenya, with contributions from a range of other partners. At end of the ceremony, the WCC-EAA launched a global Call to Action entitled "Act now for children and adolescents living with HIV", which was signed by the range of religious leaders.
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  • 16 June 2017, Nairobi, Kenya: Fr Joseph Mutie, from the Organization of African Instituted Churches in Kenya (middle) leads to way. On 16 June, more than 500 people gathered to commemorate the Day of the African Child in Nairobi, Kenya, and to speak up publicly for the rights of children and adolescents living with HIV. Religious leaders from a range of different faith communities and traditions led a march through the streets of Nairobi, from the All Saints Cathedral to Ufungamano House, accompanied by hundreds of youth and young children from local faith-sponsored schools, after which a ceremony was held where the religious leaders committed publicly to work for children's rights to HIV testing, access to treatment, and freedom from stigma and discrimination, to make sure that those who are in need of treatment are also able to stay on treatment. The day was organized by the World Council of Churches Ecumenical Advocay Alliance together with Inerela+ Kenya, with contributions from a range of other partners. At end of the ceremony, the WCC-EAA launched a global Call to Action entitled "Act now for children and adolescents living with HIV", which was signed by the range of religious leaders.
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  • 16 June 2017, Nairobi, Kenya: Banners display the campaign "Leading by Example: Religious Leaders and HIV Testing". On 16 June, more than 500 people gathered to commemorate the Day of the African Child in Nairobi, Kenya, and to speak up publicly for the rights of children and adolescents living with HIV. Religious leaders from a range of different faith communities and traditions led a march through the streets of Nairobi, from the All Saints Cathedral to Ufungamano House, accompanied by hundreds of youth and young children from local faith-sponsored schools, after which a ceremony was held where the religious leaders committed publicly to work for children's rights to HIV testing, access to treatment, and freedom from stigma and discrimination, to make sure that those who are in need of treatment are also able to stay on treatment. The day was organized by the World Council of Churches Ecumenical Advocay Alliance together with Inerela+ Kenya, with contributions from a range of other partners. At end of the ceremony, the WCC-EAA launched a global Call to Action entitled "Act now for children and adolescents living with HIV", which was signed by the range of religious leaders.
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  • 7 March 2023, Gliwice, Poland: Children enjoy recess at the Albert-Schweizer School – a Lutheran primary and high school of 150 students and some 40 teaching staff in the city of Gliwice, Poland. Owned and run by the Lutheran Education Foundation in Gliwice, the school offers scholarships for refugee children from Ukraine to study at the school. Currently, 12 such scholarships are offered, 10 of which are sponsored directly by the Lutheran World Federation, covering tuition fees as well as daily school lunch free of charge for the children.
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  • 16 June 2017, Nairobi, Kenya: Youth pastor Felix Mutiso from the Nairobi Calvari Temple. On 16 June, more than 500 people gathered to commemorate the Day of the African Child in Nairobi, Kenya, and to speak up publicly for the rights of children and adolescents living with HIV. Religious leaders from a range of different faith communities and traditions led a march through the streets of Nairobi, from the All Saints Cathedral to Ufungamano House, accompanied by hundreds of youth and young children from local faith-sponsored schools, after which a ceremony was held where the religious leaders committed publicly to work for children's rights to HIV testing, access to treatment, and freedom from stigma and discrimination, to make sure that those who are in need of treatment are also able to stay on treatment. The day was organized by the World Council of Churches Ecumenical Advocay Alliance together with Inerela+ Kenya, with contributions from a range of other partners. At end of the ceremony, the WCC-EAA launched a global Call to Action entitled "Act now for children and adolescents living with HIV", which was signed by the range of religious leaders.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20170616_AHP_329...jpg
  • 16 June 2017, Nairobi, Kenya: On 16 June, more than 500 people gathered to commemorate the Day of the African Child in Nairobi, Kenya, and to speak up publicly for the rights of children and adolescents living with HIV. Religious leaders from a range of different faith communities and traditions led a march through the streets of Nairobi, from the All Saints Cathedral to Ufungamano House, accompanied by hundreds of youth and young children from local faith-sponsored schools, after which a ceremony was held where the religious leaders committed publicly to work for children's rights to HIV testing, access to treatment, and freedom from stigma and discrimination, to make sure that those who are in need of treatment are also able to stay on treatment. The day was organized by the World Council of Churches Ecumenical Advocay Alliance together with Inerela+ Kenya, with contributions from a range of other partners. At end of the ceremony, the WCC-EAA launched a global Call to Action entitled "Act now for children and adolescents living with HIV", which was signed by the range of religious leaders.
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  • 7 March 2023, Gliwice, Poland: Two children – one of them 8-year-old refugee girl Sola from Ukraine – walk together through the corridor during recess at the Albert-Schweizer School – a Lutheran primary and high school of 150 students and some 40 teaching staff in the city of Gliwice, Poland. Owned and run by the Lutheran Education Foundation in Gliwice, the school offers scholarships for refugee children from Ukraine to study at the school. Currently, 12 such scholarships are offered, 10 of which are sponsored directly by the Lutheran World Federation, covering tuition fees as well as daily school lunch free of charge for the children.
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  • 7 March 2023, Gliwice, Poland: Children enjoy recess at the Albert-Schweizer School – a Lutheran primary and high school of 150 students and some 40 teaching staff in the city of Gliwice, Poland. Owned and run by the Lutheran Education Foundation in Gliwice, the school offers scholarships for refugee children from Ukraine to study at the school. Currently, 12 such scholarships are offered, 10 of which are sponsored directly by the Lutheran World Federation, covering tuition fees as well as daily school lunch free of charge for the children.
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  • 7 March 2023, Gliwice, Poland: Children of different ages enjoy lunch at the Albert-Schweizer School – a Lutheran primary and high school of 150 students and some 40 teaching staff in the city of Gliwice, Poland. Owned and run by the Lutheran Education Foundation in Gliwice, the school offers scholarships for refugee children from Ukraine to study at the school. Currently, 12 such scholarships are offered, 10 of which are sponsored directly by the Lutheran World Federation, covering tuition fees as well as daily school lunch free of charge for the children.
    Poland-2023-Hillert-20230307_AH2_945...jpg
  • 7 March 2023, Gliwice, Poland: Children of different ages enjoy lunch at the Albert-Schweizer School – a Lutheran primary and high school of 150 students and some 40 teaching staff in the city of Gliwice, Poland. Owned and run by the Lutheran Education Foundation in Gliwice, the school offers scholarships for refugee children from Ukraine to study at the school. Currently, 12 such scholarships are offered, 10 of which are sponsored directly by the Lutheran World Federation, covering tuition fees as well as daily school lunch free of charge for the children.
    Poland-2023-Hillert-20230307_AH1_160...jpg
  • 7 March 2023, Gliwice, Poland: Children of different ages enjoy lunch at the Albert-Schweizer School – a Lutheran primary and high school of 150 students and some 40 teaching staff in the city of Gliwice, Poland. Owned and run by the Lutheran Education Foundation in Gliwice, the school offers scholarships for refugee children from Ukraine to study at the school. Currently, 12 such scholarships are offered, 10 of which are sponsored directly by the Lutheran World Federation, covering tuition fees as well as daily school lunch free of charge for the children.
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  • 7 March 2023, Gliwice, Poland: School children play during recess at the Albert-Schweizer School – a Lutheran primary and high school of 150 students and some 40 teaching staff in the city of Gliwice, Poland. Having fled Ukraine together with her mother Galyna Mokryk and her sisters Vlada (15) and Sola (8), Yana goes to pre-school at Albert-Schweizer. Owned and run by the Lutheran Education Foundation in Gliwice, the school offers scholarships for refugee children from Ukraine to study at the school. Currently, 12 such scholarships are offered, 10 of which are sponsored directly by the Lutheran World Federation, covering tuition fees as well as daily school lunch free of charge for the children.
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  • 23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: Father Evgeny Osyak of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate), head of the department for church charity and social service at the Rostov-on-Don Diocese, speaks to a group of children at the Kotlostroitel Children’s Wellness Centre ”Sunny” in the village of Krasnydesant, near Taganrog in southwest Russia, which following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in late February serves as temporary accommodation for refugees from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine — most of them women, children and elderly people. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]
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  • 7 March 2023, Gliwice, Poland: 5-year-old Yana (centre), a child refugee from Kyiv, Ukraine, enjoys recess with her friends at the Albert-Schweizer School – a Lutheran primary and high school of 150 students and some 40 teaching staff in the city of Gliwice, Poland. Having fled Ukraine together with her mother Galyna Mokryk and her sisters Vlada (15) and Sola (8), Yana goes to pre-school at Albert-Schweizer. Owned and run by the Lutheran Education Foundation in Gliwice, the school offers scholarships for refugee children from Ukraine to study at the school. Currently, 12 such scholarships are offered, 10 of which are sponsored directly by the Lutheran World Federation, covering tuition fees as well as daily school lunch free of charge for the children.
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  • 7 March 2023, Gliwice, Poland: A group of first-graders pose for a photo during recess at the Albert-Schweizer School – a Lutheran primary and high school of 150 students and some 40 teaching staff in the city of Gliwice, Poland. Owned and run by the Lutheran Education Foundation in Gliwice, the school offers scholarships for refugee children from Ukraine to study at the school. Currently, 12 such scholarships are offered, 10 of which are sponsored directly by the Lutheran World Federation, covering tuition fees as well as daily school lunch free of charge for the children.
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  • 7 March 2023, Gliwice, Poland: 15-year-old Ukrainian refugee girl Vlada from Kyiv pictured greeting younger students from the Albert-Schweizer School – a Lutheran primary and high school of 150 students and some 40 teaching staff in the city of Gliwice, Poland, as they pass each other by in the corridor. Owned and run by the Lutheran Education Foundation in Gliwice, the school offers scholarships for refugee children from Ukraine to study at the school. Currently, 12 such scholarships are offered, 10 of which are sponsored directly by the Lutheran World Federation, covering tuition fees as well as daily school lunch free of charge for the children.
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  • 7 March 2023, Gliwice, Poland: 8-year-old Sola, a child refugee from Kyiv, Ukraine, enjoys lunch break with her friends at the Albert-Schweizer School – a Lutheran primary and high school of 150 students and some 40 teaching staff in the city of Gliwice, Poland. Having fled Ukraine together with her mother Galyna Mokryk and her sisters Vlada (15) and Yana (5), Sola now goes to school at Albert-Schweizer. Owned and run by the Lutheran Education Foundation in Gliwice, the school offers scholarships for refugee children from Ukraine to study at the school. Currently, 12 such scholarships are offered, 10 of which are sponsored directly by the Lutheran World Federation, covering tuition fees as well as daily school lunch free of charge for the children.
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  • 7 March 2023, Gliwice, Poland: 8-year-old Glib (centre), a child refugee from Kharkiv, Ukraine, enjoys lunch break with his friends at the Albert-Schweizer School – a Lutheran primary and high school of 150 students and some 40 teaching staff in the city of Gliwice, Poland. Owned and run by the Lutheran Education Foundation in Gliwice, the school offers scholarships for refugee children from Ukraine to study at the school. Currently, 12 such scholarships are offered, 10 of which are sponsored directly by the Lutheran World Federation, covering tuition fees as well as daily school lunch free of charge for the children. Also pictured is 8-year-old Sola (left), another refugee from Ukraine.
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  • 7 March 2023, Gliwice, Poland: 8-year-old Sola, a child refugee from Kyiv, Ukraine, enjoys lunch break with her friends at the Albert-Schweizer School – a Lutheran primary and high school of 150 students and some 40 teaching staff in the city of Gliwice, Poland. Having fled Ukraine together with her mother Galyna Mokryk and her sisters Vlada (15) and Yana (5), Sola now goes to school at Albert-Schweizer. Owned and run by the Lutheran Education Foundation in Gliwice, the school offers scholarships for refugee children from Ukraine to study at the school. Currently, 12 such scholarships are offered, 10 of which are sponsored directly by the Lutheran World Federation, covering tuition fees as well as daily school lunch free of charge for the children.
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  • 7 March 2023, Gliwice, Poland: 8-year-old Glib, a child refugee from Kharkiv, Ukraine, enjoys lunch break with his friends at the Albert-Schweizer School – a Lutheran primary and high school of 150 students and some 40 teaching staff in the city of Gliwice, Poland. Owned and run by the Lutheran Education Foundation in Gliwice, the school offers scholarships for refugee children from Ukraine to study at the school. Currently, 12 such scholarships are offered, 10 of which are sponsored directly by the Lutheran World Federation, covering tuition fees as well as daily school lunch free of charge for the children.
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  • 7 March 2023, Gliwice, Poland: 8-year-old Sola, a child refugee from Kyiv, Ukraine, enjoys lunch break with her friends at the Albert-Schweizer School – a Lutheran primary and high school of 150 students and some 40 teaching staff in the city of Gliwice, Poland. Having fled Ukraine together with her mother Galyna Mokryk and her sisters Vlada (15) and Yana (5), Sola now goes to school at Albert-Schweizer. Owned and run by the Lutheran Education Foundation in Gliwice, the school offers scholarships for refugee children from Ukraine to study at the school. Currently, 12 such scholarships are offered, 10 of which are sponsored directly by the Lutheran World Federation, covering tuition fees as well as daily school lunch free of charge for the children.
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  • 7 March 2023, Gliwice, Poland: 8-year-old Sola, a child refugee from Kyiv, Ukraine, enjoys lunch break with her friends at the Albert-Schweizer School – a Lutheran primary and high school of 150 students and some 40 teaching staff in the city of Gliwice, Poland. Having fled Ukraine together with her mother Galyna Mokryk and her sisters Vlada (15) and Yana (5), Sola now goes to school at Albert-Schweizer. Owned and run by the Lutheran Education Foundation in Gliwice, the school offers scholarships for refugee children from Ukraine to study at the school. Currently, 12 such scholarships are offered, 10 of which are sponsored directly by the Lutheran World Federation, covering tuition fees as well as daily school lunch free of charge for the children.
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  • 7 March 2023, Gliwice, Poland: 8-year-old Sola, a child refugee from Kyiv, Ukraine, enjoys lunch break with her friends at the Albert-Schweizer School – a Lutheran primary and high school of 150 students and some 40 teaching staff in the city of Gliwice, Poland. Having fled Ukraine together with her mother Galyna Mokryk and her sisters Vlada (15) and Yana (5), Sola now goes to school at Albert-Schweizer. Owned and run by the Lutheran Education Foundation in Gliwice, the school offers scholarships for refugee children from Ukraine to study at the school. Currently, 12 such scholarships are offered, 10 of which are sponsored directly by the Lutheran World Federation, covering tuition fees as well as daily school lunch free of charge for the children.
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  • 7 March 2023, Gliwice, Poland: 5-year-old Yana (centre), a child refugee from Kyiv, Ukraine, enjoys lunch break with her friends at the Albert-Schweizer School – a Lutheran primary and high school of 150 students and some 40 teaching staff in the city of Gliwice, Poland. Having fled Ukraine together with her mother Galyna Mokryk and her sisters Vlada (15) and Sola (8), Yana goes to pre-school at Albert-Schweizer. Owned and run by the Lutheran Education Foundation in Gliwice, the school offers scholarships for refugee children from Ukraine to study at the school. Currently, 12 such scholarships are offered, 10 of which are sponsored directly by the Lutheran World Federation, covering tuition fees as well as daily school lunch free of charge for the children.
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  • 7 March 2023, Gliwice, Poland: 5-year-old Yana (centre), a child refugee from Kyiv, Ukraine, enjoys lunch break with her friends at the Albert-Schweizer School – a Lutheran primary and high school of 150 students and some 40 teaching staff in the city of Gliwice, Poland. Having fled Ukraine together with her mother Galyna Mokryk and her sisters Vlada (15) and Sola (8), Yana goes to pre-school at Albert-Schweizer. Owned and run by the Lutheran Education Foundation in Gliwice, the school offers scholarships for refugee children from Ukraine to study at the school. Currently, 12 such scholarships are offered, 10 of which are sponsored directly by the Lutheran World Federation, covering tuition fees as well as daily school lunch free of charge for the children.
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  • 7 March 2023, Gliwice, Poland: 5-year-old Yana (centre), a child refugee from Kyiv, Ukraine, enjoys lunch break with her friends at the Albert-Schweizer School – a Lutheran primary and high school of 150 students and some 40 teaching staff in the city of Gliwice, Poland. Having fled Ukraine together with her mother Galyna Mokryk and her sisters Vlada (15) and Sola (8), Yana goes to pre-school at Albert-Schweizer. Owned and run by the Lutheran Education Foundation in Gliwice, the school offers scholarships for refugee children from Ukraine to study at the school. Currently, 12 such scholarships are offered, 10 of which are sponsored directly by the Lutheran World Federation, covering tuition fees as well as daily school lunch free of charge for the children.
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  • 7 March 2023, Gliwice, Poland: 5-year-old Yana (centre), a child refugee from Kyiv, Ukraine, enjoys lunch break with her friends at the Albert-Schweizer School – a Lutheran primary and high school of 150 students and some 40 teaching staff in the city of Gliwice, Poland. Having fled Ukraine together with her mother Galyna Mokryk and her sisters Vlada (15) and Sola (8), Yana goes to pre-school at Albert-Schweizer. Owned and run by the Lutheran Education Foundation in Gliwice, the school offers scholarships for refugee children from Ukraine to study at the school. Currently, 12 such scholarships are offered, 10 of which are sponsored directly by the Lutheran World Federation, covering tuition fees as well as daily school lunch free of charge for the children.
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  • 7 March 2023, Gliwice, Poland: 5-year-old Yana (centre), a child refugee from Kyiv, Ukraine, enjoys recess with her friends at the Albert-Schweizer School – a Lutheran primary and high school of 150 students and some 40 teaching staff in the city of Gliwice, Poland. Having fled Ukraine together with her mother Galyna Mokryk and her sisters Vlada (15) and Sola (8), Yana goes to pre-school at Albert-Schweizer. Owned and run by the Lutheran Education Foundation in Gliwice, the school offers scholarships for refugee children from Ukraine to study at the school. Currently, 12 such scholarships are offered, 10 of which are sponsored directly by the Lutheran World Federation, covering tuition fees as well as daily school lunch free of charge for the children.
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  • 7 March 2023, Gliwice, Poland: 15-year-old Ukrainian refugee girl Vlada from Kyiv pictured playing with a group of younger students from the Albert-Schweizer School – a Lutheran primary and high school of 150 students and some 40 teaching staff in the city of Gliwice, Poland. Owned and run by the Lutheran Education Foundation in Gliwice, the school offers scholarships for refugee children from Ukraine to study at the school. Currently, 12 such scholarships are offered, 10 of which are sponsored directly by the Lutheran World Federation, covering tuition fees as well as daily school lunch free of charge for the children.
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  • 7 March 2023, Gliwice, Poland: 15-year-old Ukrainian refugee girl Vlada from Kyiv pictured surrounded by younger students from the Albert-Schweizer School – a Lutheran primary and high school of 150 students and some 40 teaching staff in the city of Gliwice, Poland. Owned and run by the Lutheran Education Foundation in Gliwice, the school offers scholarships for refugee children from Ukraine to study at the school. Currently, 12 such scholarships are offered, 10 of which are sponsored directly by the Lutheran World Federation, covering tuition fees as well as daily school lunch free of charge for the children.
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  • 6 March 2023, Bielsko-biała, Poland: Nataliia Bakumenko from Pryluky (Chernihiv), Ukraine, an employee at the LWF community centre in Bielsko-biała leads an activity with children visiting a childcare space offered for Ukrainian refugee children at the centre. Established as part of the Lutheran World Federation’s humanitarian response to the war in Ukraine following the Russian invasion in February 2022, a community centre in Bielsko-biała – one among a number of such centres across the country – offers psychosocial support, practical trainings and a variety of other activities free of charge for Ukrainian refugees.
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  • 24 May 2022, Rostov-on-Don, Russia: Women and children from Ukraine gathered for a conversation at the Iversky Convent in northern Rostov-on-Don. Following the eruption of war in Ukraine, many refugees from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine have taken refuge across the border in neighbouring Russia. A few dozen of them are currently offered accommodation and food at the Iversky Convent of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) in northern Rostov-on-Don. The convent has adapted housing normally offered to pilgrims visiting the convent to serve instead as accommodation for refugees from Ukraine, most of whom are women and children. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]
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  • 24 May 2022, Rostov-on-Don, Russia: Sister Olga, from one of dozens of sisterhoods who work on rotating schedules to accompany refugees from Ukraine across locations for temporary accommodation for refugees, entertains a pair of children at the Iversky Convent in northern Rostov. Following the eruption of war in Ukraine, many refugees from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine have taken refuge across the border in neighbouring Russia. A few dozen of them are currently offered accommodation and food at the Iversky Convent of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) in northern Rostov-on-Don. The convent has adapted housing normally offered to pilgrims visiting the convent to serve instead as accommodation for refugees from Ukraine, most of whom are women and children. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]
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  • 23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: A group of refugees walk on a path enshrouded in trees at the Kotlostroitel Children’s Wellness Centre ”Sunny” in the village of Krasnydesant, near Taganrog in southwest Russia, which following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in late February serves as temporary accommodation for refugees from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine — most of them women, children and elderly people. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]
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  • 23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: Children walk through the Romashka sports and recreation complex in Zolotaya Kosa, southwest Russia near the border to Ukraine. Romashka hosts several hundred refugees from the Donbas region in Ukraine, most of them children from orphanages formerly in the Donbas region of Ukraine, evacuated as military tensions grew in eastern Ukraine and along the border between Ukraine and Russia in mid-February 2022. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]
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  • 23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: Children run towards their dormitory building, named Solnechny ('Sunny'), at the Romashka sports and recreation complex in Zolotaya Kosa, southwest Russia near the border to Ukraine. Romashka hosts several hundred refugees from the Donbas region in Ukraine, most of them children from orphanages formerly in the Donbas region of Ukraine, evacuated as military tensions grew in eastern Ukraine and along the border between Ukraine and Russia in mid-February 2022. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]
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  • 23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: Children run towards their dormitory building, named Solnechny ('Sunny'), at the Romashka sports and recreation complex in Zolotaya Kosa, southwest Russia near the border to Ukraine. Romashka hosts several hundred refugees from the Donbas region in Ukraine, most of them children from orphanages formerly in the Donbas region of Ukraine, evacuated as military tensions grew in eastern Ukraine and along the border between Ukraine and Russia in mid-February 2022. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]
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  • 23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: Children play at the Romashka sports and recreation complex in Zolotaya Kosa, southwest Russia near the border to Ukraine. Romashka hosts several hundred refugees from the Donbas region in Ukraine, most of them children from orphanages formerly in the Donbas region of Ukraine, evacuated as military tensions grew in eastern Ukraine and along the border between Ukraine and Russia in mid-February 2022. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]
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  • 23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: Children play at the Romashka sports and recreation complex in Zolotaya Kosa, southwest Russia near the border to Ukraine. Romashka hosts several hundred refugees from the Donbas region in Ukraine, most of them children from orphanages formerly in the Donbas region of Ukraine, evacuated as military tensions grew in eastern Ukraine and along the border between Ukraine and Russia in mid-February 2022. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]
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  • 23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: Father Daniil Davidenko (left) of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) in conversation with children at the Romashka sports and recreation complex in Zolotaya Kosa, southwest Russia near the border to Ukraine. Romashka hosts several hundred refugees from the Donbas region in Ukraine, most of them children from orphanages formerly in the Donbas region of Ukraine, evacuated as military tensions grew in eastern Ukraine and along the border between Ukraine and Russia in mid-February 2022. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]
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  • 23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: Father Evgeny Osyak of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate), head of the department for church charity and social service at the Rostov-on-Don Diocese greets a group of children at the Romashka sports and recreation complex in Zolotaya Kosa, southwest Russia near the border to Ukraine. Romashka hosts several hundred refugees from the Donbas region in Ukraine, most of them children from orphanages formerly in the Donbas region of Ukraine, evacuated as military tensions grew in eastern Ukraine and along the border between Ukraine and Russia in mid-February 2022. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]
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  • 23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: Father Daniil Davidenko of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) greets a group of children at the Romashka sports and recreation complex in Zolotaya Kosa, southwest Russia near the border to Ukraine. Romashka hosts several hundred refugees from the Donbas region in Ukraine, most of them children from orphanages formerly in the Donbas region of Ukraine, evacuated as military tensions grew in eastern Ukraine and along the border between Ukraine and Russia in mid-February 2022. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]
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  • 11 March 2022, Vyšné Nemecké, Slovakia: Two children embrace as they play together after arriving at the Vyšné Nemecké border crossing between Slovakia and Ukraine. The Vyšné Nemecké border crossing connects Slovakia with the city of Uzhgorod in Ukraine. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on 24 February, hundreds of thousands of refugees have crossed the border to Slovakia in search of refuge and shelter from war and an increasingly desperate humanitarian situation. The border crossing at Vyšné Nemecké sees up to some 10,000 refugees cross each day, with faith-based and humanitarian organisations providing immediate support to people as they come into Slovakia. Support onsite includes simple shelter and beds for resting, information services, coordination of onward travel into Slovakia and finding temporary accommodation there, medical and psychosocial support, food, drinks, toys for the children, hygiene items and other necessities.
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  • Children playing on the street of the colonial town of Trinidad, Cuba, listed as a UNESCO world heritage site.
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  • 7 March 2023, Gliwice, Poland: 8-year-old Glib, a child refugee from Kharkiv, Ukraine, enjoys lunch break with his friends at the Albert-Schweizer School – a Lutheran primary and high school of 150 students and some 40 teaching staff in the city of Gliwice, Poland. Owned and run by the Lutheran Education Foundation in Gliwice, the school offers scholarships for refugee children from Ukraine to study at the school. Currently, 12 such scholarships are offered, 10 of which are sponsored directly by the Lutheran World Federation, covering tuition fees as well as daily school lunch free of charge for the children.
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  • 23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: Father Daniil Davidenko (left) of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) in conversation with children at the Romashka sports and recreation complex in Zolotaya Kosa, southwest Russia near the border to Ukraine. Romashka hosts several hundred refugees from the Donbas region in Ukraine, most of them children from orphanages formerly in the Donbas region of Ukraine, evacuated as military tensions grew in eastern Ukraine and along the border between Ukraine and Russia in mid-February 2022. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]
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  • 23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: Father Evgeny Osyak of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate), head of the department for church charity and social service at the Rostov-on-Don Diocese greets a group of children at the Romashka sports and recreation complex in Zolotaya Kosa, southwest Russia near the border to Ukraine. Romashka hosts several hundred refugees from the Donbas region in Ukraine, most of them children from orphanages formerly in the Donbas region of Ukraine, evacuated as military tensions grew in eastern Ukraine and along the border between Ukraine and Russia in mid-February 2022. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]
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  • 6 November 2021, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom: A woman carries a sign reading 'Our Children deserve a future', as tens of thousands of people - including environmental groups, children, youth, charities, climate activists, trade unionists and indigenous people - march through Glasgow city centre on Saturday, calling for climate justice and for world leaders to address the climate emergency. Glasgow hosts the United Nations climate change conference COP26, where world leaders gather to negotiate a response to the ongoing climate crisis and emergency.
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  • 6 November 2021, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom: A woman poses for a photo with her children and a sign reading 'Save the animals', as tens of thousands of people - including environmental groups, children, youth, charities, climate activists, trade unionists and indigenous people - gather to march through Glasgow city centre on Saturday, calling for climate justice and for world leaders to address the climate emergency. Glasgow hosts the United Nations climate change conference COP26, where world leaders gather to negotiate a response to the ongoing climate crisis and emergency.
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  • 16 February 2020, Irbid, Jordan: Children play a game of 'mirroring', whereby one of them leads and the other has to mimmick what she is doing. This, during a psychosocial support session for Syrian refugee children and Jordanian host communities, led by the Lutheran World Federation at the Islamic Centre in Al-Mazar.
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  • 16 February 2020, Irbid, Jordan: Children play a game of 'mirroring', whereby one of them leads and the other has to mimmick what she is doing. This, during a psychosocial support session for Syrian refugee children and Jordanian host communities, led by the Lutheran World Federation at the Islamic Centre in Al-Mazar.
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  • 16 February 2020, Irbid, Jordan: Children play a game of 'mirroring', whereby one of them leads and the other has to mimmick what she is doing. This, during a psychosocial support session for Syrian refugee children and Jordanian host communities, led by the Lutheran World Federation at the Islamic Centre in Al-Mazar.
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  • 1 March 2020, Tuqu, Palestine: Participants in the Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel undertake a 'school run' in Tuqu, by which they offer an international presence as Palestinian children go to school. The children are otherwise at risk of harrassment from Israeli settlers and military, as tensions can lead to confrontations in the occupied Palestinian territories.
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  • 1 March 2020, Tuqu, Palestine: Participants in the Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel undertake a 'school run' in Tuqu, by which they offer an international presence as Palestinian children go to school. The children are otherwise at risk of harrassment from Israeli settlers and military, as tensions can lead to confrontations in the occupied Palestinian territories.
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  • 1 March 2020, Tuqu, Palestine: Participants in the Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel undertake a 'school run' in Tuqu, by which they offer an international presence as Palestinian children go to school. The children are otherwise at risk of harrassment from Israeli settlers and military, as tensions can lead to confrontations in the occupied Palestinian territories.
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  • 1 March 2020, Tuqu, Palestine: Participants in the Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel undertake a 'school run' in Tuqu, by which they offer an international presence as Palestinian children go to school. The children are otherwise at risk of harrassment from Israeli settlers and military, as tensions can lead to confrontations in the occupied Palestinian territories.
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  • 1 March 2020, Tuqu, Palestine: Participants in the Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel undertake a 'school run' in Tuqu, by which they offer an international presence as Palestinian children go to school. The children are otherwise at risk of harrassment from Israeli settlers and military, as tensions can lead to confrontations in the occupied Palestinian territories.
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  • 24 October 2019, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Performance by the Gudina Tumsin children's choir. The Gudina Tumsin school currently teaches some 400 children with special needs. Gathered in Addis Ababa from 23-27 October 2019, Lutherans from across the globe join in consultation under the theme of ’We believe in the Holy Spirit: Global Perspectives on Lutheran Identities’. Hosted by the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus, the consultation is the first phase of a study process on Lutheran identities.
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  • 24 October 2019, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Performance by the Gudina Tumsin children's choir. The Gudina Tumsin school currently teaches some 400 children with special needs. Gathered in Addis Ababa from 23-27 October 2019, Lutherans from across the globe join in consultation under the theme of ’We believe in the Holy Spirit: Global Perspectives on Lutheran Identities’. Hosted by the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus, the consultation is the first phase of a study process on Lutheran identities.
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  • 3 October 2018, Jerusalem, Occupied Palestinian Territories: In May 2018, the Israel Supreme Court approved the Israeli Defense Minister’s order to demolish Khan al Ahmar. For many in Khan al Ahmar, it would not be the first time, as the village is home to a few dozen families from the Jahalin tribe, expelled from their home in the Negev to the West Bank in the 1950s. Khan al Ahmar is a Bedouin community located within the East Jerusalem Periphery, in E1 area. It is home to 32 families, 173 persons in total, including 92 children and youths. The community has a mosque and a school, which was built in 2009 and serves more than 150 children between the ages of six and fifteen, from Khan al Ahmar and other nearby communities. With due date 1 October 2018, Israeli authorities threaten to demolish the site, thereby making room for nearby Israeli settlements to expand.
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  • 16 September 2018, Sohal Tole, Jahada rural municipality, Nepal: Children practice writing at a school in Sohal Tole. The government-run Adarbhut School in Sohal Tole hosts a total of 143 children from the nearby community. Sohal Tole is a community inhabited by Santal and Dalit (Musahar) people, who find themselves as the very margin of society in Nepal. The 54 households are supported by the Nepal Evangelical Lutheran Church, as they mobilize together on disaster preparedness, income generating activities, financial governance, and mobilization on sanitation, education and entrepreneurship. The community project also receives technical support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service programme.
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  • 16 September 2018, Sohal Tole, Jahada rural municipality, Nepal: Children practice writing at a school in Sohal Tole. The government-run Adarbhut School in Sohal Tole hosts a total of 143 children from the nearby community. Sohal Tole is a community inhabited by Santal and Dalit (Musahar) people, who find themselves as the very margin of society in Nepal. The 54 households are supported by the Nepal Evangelical Lutheran Church, as they mobilize together on disaster preparedness, income generating activities, financial governance, and mobilization on sanitation, education and entrepreneurship. The community project also receives technical support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service programme.
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  • 16 May 2023, Kakuma, Turkana County, Kenya: Children skipping rope during recess pictured through an open window, at Shabele Primary School in Kakuma refugee camp. Run by the Lutheran World Federation, Shabele Primary School provides education for close to more than 3,000 students of different ages. In Kakuma, as not all refugees have had access to education during their childhood, some now undertake primary school education as adults.
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  • 16 May 2023, Kakuma, Turkana County, Kenya: Students line up to receive their lunches at Shabele Primary School. Through a provision of maize and lentils, the school feeds more than 3,000 students daily. Run by the Lutheran World Federation, Shabele Primary School in Kakuma refugee camp provides education for close to more than 3,000 students of different ages. The school applies a concept of inclusive education, welcoming hearing-impaired children into regular classes as a way of breaking stigma around disabilities.
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  • 6 March 2023, Bielsko-biała, Poland: Ukrainian refugee children play in a childcare space offered as part of the LWF community centre in Bielsko-biała. Established as part of the Lutheran World Federation’s humanitarian response to the war in Ukraine following the Russian invasion in February 2022, a community centre in Bielsko-biała – one among a number of such centres across the country – offers psychosocial support, practical trainings and a variety of other activities free of charge for Ukrainian refugees.
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  • 6 March 2023, Bielsko-biała, Poland: Ukrainian refugee children play in a childcare space offered as part of the LWF community centre in Bielsko-biała. Established as part of the Lutheran World Federation’s humanitarian response to the war in Ukraine following the Russian invasion in February 2022, a community centre in Bielsko-biała – one among a number of such centres across the country – offers psychosocial support, practical trainings and a variety of other activities free of charge for Ukrainian refugees.
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  • 6 March 2023, Bielsko-biała, Poland: Ukrainian refugee children play in a childcare space offered as part of the LWF community centre in Bielsko-biała. Established as part of the Lutheran World Federation’s humanitarian response to the war in Ukraine following the Russian invasion in February 2022, a community centre in Bielsko-biała – one among a number of such centres across the country – offers psychosocial support, practical trainings and a variety of other activities free of charge for Ukrainian refugees.
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  • 6 March 2023, Bielsko-biała, Poland: Ukrainian refugee children play in a childcare space offered as part of the LWF community centre in Bielsko-biała. Established as part of the Lutheran World Federation’s humanitarian response to the war in Ukraine following the Russian invasion in February 2022, a community centre in Bielsko-biała – one among a number of such centres across the country – offers psychosocial support, practical trainings and a variety of other activities free of charge for Ukrainian refugees.
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  • 224 May 2022, Rostov-on-Don, Russia: A refugee boy listens as members of a delegation from the World Council of Churches and the ACT Alliance visit the Iversky Convent in northern Rostov-on-Don to learn about how the Russian Orthodox Church is supporting refugees arriving in Russia from Ukraine. Following the eruption of war in Ukraine, many refugees from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine have taken refuge across the border in neighbouring Russia. A few dozen of them are currently offered accommodation and food at the Iversky Convent of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) in northern Rostov-on-Don. The convent has adapted housing normally offered to pilgrims visiting the convent to serve instead as accommodation for refugees from Ukraine, most of whom are women and children. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]
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  • 24 May 2022, Rostov-on-Don, Russia: A refugee woman from Ukraine holds her child in her arms at the Iversky Convent in northern Rostov-on-Don. Following the eruption of war in Ukraine, many refugees from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine have taken refuge across the border in neighbouring Russia. A few dozen of them are currently offered accommodation and food at the Iversky Convent of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) in northern Rostov-on-Don. The convent has adapted housing normally offered to pilgrims visiting the convent to serve instead as accommodation for refugees from Ukraine, most of whom are women and children. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]
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  • 23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: Father Evgeny Osyak of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate), head of the department for church charity and social service at the Rostov-on-Don Diocese, smiles as he walks through the Romashka sports and recreation complex in Zolotaya Kosa, southwest Russia near the border to Ukraine. Romashka hosts several hundred refugees from the Donbas region in Ukraine, most of them children from orphanages formerly in the Donbas region of Ukraine, evacuated as military tensions grew in eastern Ukraine and along the border between Ukraine and Russia in mid-February 2022. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]
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  • 27 March 2022, Moshi, Tanzania: Children gather in a group outside church, after Sunday service in the Moshi Lutheran Cathedral, in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania’s northern diocese.
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  • 10 March 2022, Záhony, Hungary: A woman walks with her children across the platform at Záhony train station in northeast Hungary. Ukrainian refugees arrive daily at the train station in Záhony, Hungary. A town of some 3,500 residents, Záhony has become a key border crossing for Ukrainians going to Hungary, particularly by train. Záhony residents support incoming refugees in a variety of ways, and a local high school has been repurposed to serve as a temporary centre for accommodation with a capacity for 250 refugees, as they pass through the town on their way onward into Hungary or other neighbouring countries. Following the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February, more than 200,000 people have crossed the border from Ukraine into Hungary, to seek refuge from war and an increasingly desperate humanitarian situation.
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  • 18 March 2022, Bucharest, Romania: A family of Ukrainian refugees participate in an activity for children at the AIDRom offices in Bucharest, where they have been offered shelter. <br />
Following the invasion of Ukraine by Russian military starting on 24 February 2022, close to half a million refugees have fled across the Ukrainian border into Romania. While many of them continue onward to other European countries, a large number of people are expected to stay in Romania to settle medium or long-term.
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  • 18 March 2022, Bucharest, Romania: A family of Ukrainian refugees participate in an activity for children at the AIDRom offices in Bucharest, where they have been offered shelter. <br />
Following the invasion of Ukraine by Russian military starting on 24 February 2022, close to half a million refugees have fled across the Ukrainian border into Romania. While many of them continue onward to other European countries, a large number of people are expected to stay in Romania to settle medium or long-term.
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  • 17 May 2023, Kalobeyei settlement, Kakuma, Turkana County, Kenya: A group of children move through the reception centre of the Kalobeyei refugee settlement near Kakuma refugee camp. Managed by the Lutheran World Federation, the reception centre provides initial support to incoming refugees, including twice-daily meals, distribution of core-relief-items, pre-registration for refugee status, and referrals for specialist support. In recent months, a sudden influx of refugees – particularly from DRC, Burundi and South Sudan, many of whom have shifted from refugee camps in other countries due to worsened living conditions – has meant capacity is stretched, and with a lack of sufficient shelter material and land arrangements organised by the UNHCR, many refugees have stayed more than two months in the centre, despite the purpose of the facilities being to host people for up to two weeks before resettlement inside the actual refugee camp.
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  • 16 May 2023, Kakuma, Turkana County, Kenya: A group of students line up to receive their lunches at Shabele Primary School, under leadership of deputy head teacher Barsham Idriss, himself originally from South Sudan. Through a provision of maize and lentils, the school feeds more than 3,000 students daily. Run by the Lutheran World Federation, Shabele Primary School in Kakuma refugee camp provides education for close to more than 3,000 students of different ages. The school applies a concept of inclusive education, welcoming hearing-impaired children into regular classes as a way of breaking stigma around disabilities.
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  • 6 March 2023, Bielsko-biała, Poland: Ukrainian refugee children play in a childcare space offered as part of the LWF community centre in Bielsko-biała. Established as part of the Lutheran World Federation’s humanitarian response to the war in Ukraine following the Russian invasion in February 2022, a community centre in Bielsko-biała – one among a number of such centres across the country – offers psychosocial support, practical trainings and a variety of other activities free of charge for Ukrainian refugees.
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  • 6 March 2023, Bielsko-biała, Poland: Ukrainian refugee children play in a childcare space offered as part of the LWF community centre in Bielsko-biała. Established as part of the Lutheran World Federation’s humanitarian response to the war in Ukraine following the Russian invasion in February 2022, a community centre in Bielsko-biała – one among a number of such centres across the country – offers psychosocial support, practical trainings and a variety of other activities free of charge for Ukrainian refugees.
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  • 6 March 2023, Bielsko-biała, Poland: Ukrainian refugee children play in a childcare space offered as part of the LWF community centre in Bielsko-biała. Established as part of the Lutheran World Federation’s humanitarian response to the war in Ukraine following the Russian invasion in February 2022, a community centre in Bielsko-biała – one among a number of such centres across the country – offers psychosocial support, practical trainings and a variety of other activities free of charge for Ukrainian refugees.
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  • 6 March 2023, Bielsko-biała, Poland: Ukrainian refugee children play in a childcare space offered as part of the LWF community centre in Bielsko-biała. Established as part of the Lutheran World Federation’s humanitarian response to the war in Ukraine following the Russian invasion in February 2022, a community centre in Bielsko-biała – one among a number of such centres across the country – offers psychosocial support, practical trainings and a variety of other activities free of charge for Ukrainian refugees.
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  • 24 May 2022, Rostov-on-Don, Russia: A boy rests his back against the back of a girl at the Iversky Convent in northern Rostov. Following the eruption of war in Ukraine, many refugees from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine have taken refuge across the border in neighbouring Russia. A few dozen of them are currently offered accommodation and food at the Iversky Convent of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) in northern Rostov-on-Don. The convent has adapted housing normally offered to pilgrims visiting the convent to serve instead as accommodation for refugees from Ukraine, most of whom are women and children. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]
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  • 24 May 2022, Rostov-on-Don, Russia: A boy rests his back against the back of a girl at the Iversky Convent in northern Rostov. Following the eruption of war in Ukraine, many refugees from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine have taken refuge across the border in neighbouring Russia. A few dozen of them are currently offered accommodation and food at the Iversky Convent of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) in northern Rostov-on-Don. The convent has adapted housing normally offered to pilgrims visiting the convent to serve instead as accommodation for refugees from Ukraine, most of whom are women and children. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]
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  • 24 May 2022, Rostov-on-Don, Russia: A refugee woman from Ukraine holds her child in her arms at the Iversky Convent in northern Rostov-on-Don. Following the eruption of war in Ukraine, many refugees from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine have taken refuge across the border in neighbouring Russia. A few dozen of them are currently offered accommodation and food at the Iversky Convent of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) in northern Rostov-on-Don. The convent has adapted housing normally offered to pilgrims visiting the convent to serve instead as accommodation for refugees from Ukraine, most of whom are women and children. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]
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  • 24 May 2022, Rostov-on-Don, Russia: A young boy sits by his mother's feet at the Iversky Convent in northern Rostov-on-Don. Following the eruption of war in Ukraine, many refugees from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine have taken refuge across the border in neighbouring Russia. A few dozen of them are currently offered accommodation and food at the Iversky Convent of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) in northern Rostov-on-Don. The convent has adapted housing normally offered to pilgrims visiting the convent to serve instead as accommodation for refugees from Ukraine, most of whom are women and children. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]
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