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  • 15 May 2022, Paralimni, Cyprus: Deacon Marios Andreou of the Church of Cyprus distributes Holy Communion to a congregant, as Sunday service is celebrated in the Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint George, Church of Cyprus, in Paralimni. The service is attended by participants in an Inter-Orthodox Pre-Assembly Consultation to the World Council of Churches’ 11th Assembly that brings together more than 50 delegates representing 20 Eastern and Oriental Orthodox member churches, in Cyprus on 9-16 May 2022.
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  • 2 April 2022, Obongi district, Uganda: Lutheran  Midwife Gladys Adania serves at the Iboa Health Centre, Obongi district of northern Uganda, where the Lutheran World Federation in collaboration with Medical Teams International provide support to refugee children and mothers.
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  • 26 March 2022, Moshi, Tanzania: Lutheran World Federation general secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt dresses up to enter a construction site of the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre where she is to join Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania Presiding Bishop Dr Fredrick Shoo in unveiling a foundational stone for what is to become a hostel for cancer patients to the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre of the ELCT. Having to undergo medical treatment for a long time, many cancer patients of the KCMC are known to struggle with accommodation during the period of their treatment. Particularly for children, even if the treatment itself is offered for free, offering accommodation is necessary to enable them to complete their treatment. To remedy this, the KCMC is undertaking the construction of a hostel for cancer patients, planned to offer a total of 60 rooms. An institution of the ELCT closely linked with the Lutheran World Federation from the outset in the early 1960s, the hospital serves today some 800-1,000 outpatients on a daily basis.
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  • 1 April 2022, Adjumani, West Nile area of Northern Uganda: Lutheran World Federation general secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt meets with Taban Peter, Resident District Commissioner in Adjumani, West Nile area of northern Uganda.
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  • 14 March 2022, Pozdišovce, Slovakia: Bishop Peter Mihoc of the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovakia (Eastern district) places his hands on congregants' heads while sharing a blessing during Sunday service in Pozdišovce, Slovakia. Pozdišovce is the closest to the Ukrainian border of all the church’s congregations, and so the church here plays a key role in supporting incoming refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine into Slovakia. Since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, close to 200,000 Ukrainians have come to seek refuge in Slovakia. The Lutheran church is taking a leading role in hosting and providing support to incoming refugees, both immediately at the border, and medium to long-term by arranging accommodation and shelter, providing food and other support needed.
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  • 14 March 2022, Pozdišovce, Slovakia: A woman prays during Sunday service at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Pozdišovce.
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  • 17 March 2022, Siret, Romania: ACT Alliance general secretary Rudelmar Bueno de Faria (centre) and World Council of Churches deputy general secretary Prof. Isabel Apawo Phiri (right) visit aid workers from AIDRom at the Vama Siret border crossing, Romania. The Vama Siret border crossing connects northeast Romania with Ukraine. Located north of Siret and further in the south the city of Suceava, the crossing connects Romania with the Ukrainian village of Terebleche and further north the city of Chernivtsi. 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. In the past 24 hours, government figures indicate more than 50,000 people have crossed the border in search of refuge, an estimated 20 percent of whom are expected to stay in Romania, rather than transit into other European countries.
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  • 15 May 2022, Paralimni, Cyprus: Deacon Marios Andreou of the Church of Cyprus distributes Holy Communion to a young congregant, as Sunday service is celebrated in the Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint George, Church of Cyprus, in Paralimni. The service is attended by participants in an Inter-Orthodox Pre-Assembly Consultation to the World Council of Churches’ 11th Assembly that brings together more than 50 delegates representing 20 Eastern and Oriental Orthodox member churches, in Cyprus on 9-16 May 2022.
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  • 15 May 2022, Paralimni, Cyprus: Deacon Marios Andreou of the Church of Cyprus distributes Holy Communion to a congregant, as Sunday service is celebrated in the Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint George, Church of Cyprus, in Paralimni. The service is attended by participants in an Inter-Orthodox Pre-Assembly Consultation to the World Council of Churches’ 11th Assembly that brings together more than 50 delegates representing 20 Eastern and Oriental Orthodox member churches, in Cyprus on 9-16 May 2022.
    Cyprus-2022-Hillert-20220515_AH2_772...jpg
  • 15 May 2022, Paralimni, Cyprus: Deacon Marios Andreou of the Church of Cyprus distributes Holy Communion to a young congregant, as Sunday service is celebrated in the Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint George, Church of Cyprus, in Paralimni. The service is attended by participants in an Inter-Orthodox Pre-Assembly Consultation to the World Council of Churches’ 11th Assembly that brings together more than 50 delegates representing 20 Eastern and Oriental Orthodox member churches, in Cyprus on 9-16 May 2022.
    Cyprus-2022-Hillert-20220515_AH2_772...jpg
  • 15 May 2022, Paralimni, Cyprus: Deacon Marios Andreou of the Church of Cyprus distributes Holy Communion to a congregant, as Sunday service is celebrated in the Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint George, Church of Cyprus, in Paralimni. The service is attended by participants in an Inter-Orthodox Pre-Assembly Consultation to the World Council of Churches’ 11th Assembly that brings together more than 50 delegates representing 20 Eastern and Oriental Orthodox member churches, in Cyprus on 9-16 May 2022.
    Cyprus-2022-Hillert-20220515_AH2_771...jpg
  • 15 May 2022, Paralimni, Cyprus: Deacon Marios Andreou of the Church of Cyprus distributes Holy Communion to a young congregant, as Sunday service is celebrated in the Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint George, Church of Cyprus, in Paralimni. The service is attended by participants in an Inter-Orthodox Pre-Assembly Consultation to the World Council of Churches’ 11th Assembly that brings together more than 50 delegates representing 20 Eastern and Oriental Orthodox member churches, in Cyprus on 9-16 May 2022.
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  • 15 May 2022, Paralimni, Cyprus: Congregants light candles as Sunday service is celebrated in the Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint George, Church of Cyprus, in Paralimni. The service is attended by participants in an Inter-Orthodox Pre-Assembly Consultation to the World Council of Churches’ 11th Assembly that brings together more than 50 delegates representing 20 Eastern and Oriental Orthodox member churches, in Cyprus on 9-16 May 2022.
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  • 12 May 2022, Paralimni, Cyprus: Feast of Saint Epiphanius - one of the patron saints of the Church of Cyprus - is celebrated in the Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint George, Church of Cyprus, in Paralimni. The service is attended by participants in an Inter-Orthodox Pre-Assembly Consultation to the World Council of Churches’ 11th Assembly that brings together more than 50 delegates representing 20 Eastern and Oriental Orthodox member churches, in Cyprus on 9-16 May 2022. The purpose of the meeting is to study, discuss and reflect on the main theme of the WCC 11th Assembly, "Christ's love moves the world to reconciliation and unity" from an Orthodox perspective. Discussions also center around current global challenges and how the Orthodox agenda at the WCC 11th Assembly can keep dialogue open.
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  • 12 May 2022, Paralimni, Cyprus: Archmandrite Agustinos Kkaras of the Church of Cyprus brings the chalice with the gifts to be sanctified on the altar table, as a Feast of Saint Epiphanius - one of the patron saints of the Church of Cyprus - is celebrated in the Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint George, Church of Cyprus, in Paralimni. The service is attended by participants in an Inter-Orthodox Pre-Assembly Consultation to the World Council of Churches’ 11th Assembly that brings together more than 50 delegates representing 20 Eastern and Oriental Orthodox member churches, in Cyprus on 9-16 May 2022. The purpose of the meeting is to study, discuss and reflect on the main theme of the WCC 11th Assembly, "Christ's love moves the world to reconciliation and unity" from an Orthodox perspective. Discussions also center around current global challenges and how the Orthodox agenda at the WCC 11th Assembly can keep dialogue open.
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  • 11 May 2022, Paralimni, Cyprus: Participants gather for prayer in the chapel of Agia Anna, as an Inter-Orthodox Pre-Assembly Consultation to the World Council of Churches’ 11th Assembly brings together more than 50 delegates representing 20 Eastern and Oriental Orthodox member churches, in Cyprus on 9-16 May 2022. The purpose of the meeting is to study, discuss and reflect on the main theme of the WCC 11th Assembly, "Christ's love moves the world to reconciliation and unity" from an Orthodox perspective.  <br />
Discussions also center around current global challenges and how the Orthodox agenda at the WCC 11th Assembly can keep dialogue open.
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  • 3 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: A woman reads the Bible during Sunday service at the Macedonia church in Palorinya refugee settlement, West Nile area of northern Uganda. Following the eruption of war in South Sudan, the Diocese of Kajo-Keji in the country’s Central Equatoria State, decided to move with some 350 congregants to seek refuge in neighboring Uganda. The diocese is since hosted under the auspices of the Diocesan office of the Anglican Church in Moyo, Uganda, and is able to continue to gather and worship as a congregation in the Palorinya settlement. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda.
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  • 3 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: A woman reads the Bible during Sunday service at the Macedonia church in Palorinya refugee settlement, West Nile area of northern Uganda. Following the eruption of war in South Sudan, the Diocese of Kajo-Keji in the country’s Central Equatoria State, decided to move with some 350 congregants to seek refuge in neighboring Uganda. The diocese is since hosted under the auspices of the Diocesan office of the Anglican Church in Moyo, Uganda, and is able to continue to gather and worship as a congregation in the Palorinya settlement. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda.
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  • 3 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: Sunday service at the Macedonia church in Palorinya refugee settlement, West Nile area of northern Uganda. Following the eruption of war in South Sudan, the Diocese of Kajo-Keji in the country’s Central Equatoria State, decided to move with some 350 congregants to seek refuge in neighboring Uganda. The diocese is since hosted under the auspices of the Diocesan office of the Anglican Church in Moyo, Uganda, and is able to continue to gather and worship as a congregation in the Palorinya settlement. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda.
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  • 2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: Margaret Konga, a South Sudanese refugee from the Kuku ethnic group holds her child in her arms as she speaks at the 'God's Grace' women's self-help group in the Palorinya refugee settlement. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda.
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  • 2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: Margaret Konga, a South Sudanese refugee from the Kuku ethnic group holds her child in her arms as she speaks at the 'God's Grace' women's self-help group in the Palorinya refugee settlement. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda.
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  • Namagero Rose, a South Sudanese refugee from the Kuku ethnic group, serves as chairwoman for a God’s Grace self-help group for women in Palorinya. Offering a safe space for women to counsel each other and heal from their trauma as survivors of war, Rose says the group has helped many women to feel better.  “Some of us had even attempted suicide. But with counselling, we saw that peace could come to our hearts,” she says, while stressing nonetheless the fragility of the current situation for many refugees. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda.
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  • 27 March 2022, Moshi, Tanzania: A man looks at a hymn book as Sunday service gathers several hundred congregants in the Moshi Lutheran Cathedral, in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania’s northern diocese.
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  • Namagero Rose, a South Sudanese refugee from the Kuku ethnic group, serves as chairwoman for a God’s Grace self-help group for women in Palorinya. Offering a safe space for women to counsel each other and heal from their trauma as survivors of war, Rose says the group has helped many women to feel better.  “Some of us had even attempted suicide. But with counselling, we saw that peace could come to our hearts,” she says, while stressing nonetheless the fragility of the current situation for many refugees. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda.
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  • Namagero Rose, a South Sudanese refugee from the Kuku ethnic group, serves as chairwoman for a God’s Grace self-help group for women in Palorinya. Offering a safe space for women to counsel each other and heal from their trauma as survivors of war, Rose says the group has helped many women to feel better.  “Some of us had even attempted suicide. But with counselling, we saw that peace could come to our hearts,” she says, while stressing nonetheless the fragility of the current situation for many refugees. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda.
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  • 2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: A group of South Sudanese refugee women from the Kuku ethnic group dance and sing as they gather at the 'God's Grace' women's self-help group in the Palorinya refugee settlement. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda.
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  • 2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: A group of South Sudanese refugee women from the Kuku ethnic group - lead by Margaret Konga (centre) - dance and sing as they gather at the 'God's Grace' women's self-help group in the Palorinya refugee settlement. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda.
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  • 2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: A group of South Sudanese refugee women from the Kuku ethnic group dance and sing as they gather at the 'God's Grace' women's self-help group in the Palorinya refugee settlement. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda.
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  • 2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: A group of South Sudanese refugee women from the Kuku ethnic group dance and sing as they gather at the 'God's Grace' women's self-help group in the Palorinya refugee settlement. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda.
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  • 2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: A group of South Sudanese refugee women from the Kuku ethnic group dance and sing as they gather at the 'God's Grace' women's self-help group in the Palorinya refugee settlement. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda.
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  • 2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: A group of South Sudanese refugee women from the Kuku ethnic group dance and sing as they welcome visitors to the 'God's Grace' women's self-help group in the Palorinya refugee settlement. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda.
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  • 2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: A group of South Sudanese refugee women from the Kuku ethnic group dance and sing as they welcome visitors to the 'God's Grace' women's self-help group in the Palorinya refugee settlement. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda.
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  • 2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: Lutheran World Federation general secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt is welcomed by a group of South Sudanese refugee women from the Kuku ethnic group, as she arrives at the 'God's Grace' women's self-help group in the Palorinya refugee settlement. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda.
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  • 2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: Lutheran World Federation general secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt holds a white dove handed to her by a group of South Sudanese refugee women from the Kuku ethnic group, as a sign of peace as Burghardt arrives at the 'God's Grace' women's self-help group in the Palorinya refugee settlement. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda.
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  • 26 March 2022, Moshi, Tanzania: Lutheran World Federation general secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt dresses up to enter a construction site of the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre where she is to join Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania Presiding Bishop Dr Fredrick Shoo in unveiling a foundational stone for what is to become a hostel for cancer patients to the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre of the ELCT. Having to undergo medical treatment for a long time, many cancer patients of the KCMC are known to struggle with accommodation during the period of their treatment. Particularly for children, even if the treatment itself is offered for free, offering accommodation is necessary to enable them to complete their treatment. To remedy this, the KCMC is undertaking the construction of a hostel for cancer patients, planned to offer a total of 60 rooms. An institution of the ELCT closely linked with the Lutheran World Federation from the outset in the early 1960s, the hospital serves today some 800-1,000 outpatients on a daily basis.
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  • 26 March 2022, Moshi, Tanzania: Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania Presiding Bishop Dr Fredrick Shoo dresses up to enter a construction site of the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre where he is to join Lutheran World Federation general secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt in unveiling a foundational stone for what is to become a hostel for cancer patients to the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre of the ELCT. Having to undergo medical treatment for a long time, many cancer patients of the KCMC are known to struggle with accommodation during the period of their treatment. Particularly for children, even if the treatment itself is offered for free, offering accommodation is necessary to enable them to complete their treatment. To remedy this, the KCMC is undertaking the construction of a hostel for cancer patients, planned to offer a total of 60 rooms. An institution of the ELCT closely linked with the Lutheran World Federation from the outset in the early 1960s, the hospital serves today some 800-1,000 outpatients on a daily basis.
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  • 2 April 2022, Obongi district, Uganda: Lutheran  Midwife Gladys Adania shows the maternity ward to Lutheran World Federation regional secretary for Africa Rev. Dr Elieshi Munrugre. Adania serves at the Iboa Health Centre, Obongi district of northern Uganda, where the Lutheran World Federation in collaboration with Medical Teams International provide support to refugee children and mothers.
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  • 26 March 2022, Moshi, Tanzania: Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania Presiding Bishop Dr Fredrick Shoo.
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  • 26 March 2022, Moshi, Tanzania: A nurse holds a face mask in her hands as she sits in the pews during a moment of prayer in the chapel of the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania. An institution of the ELCT closely linked with the Lutheran World Federation from the outset in the early 1960s, the hospital serves today some 800-1,000 outpatients on a daily basis.
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  • 26 March 2022, Moshi, Tanzania: Lutheran World Federation regional secretary for Africa Rev. Dr Elieshi Mungure speaks in the hospital chapel of the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania. An institution of the ELCT closely linked with the Lutheran World Federation from the outset in the early 1960s, the hospital serves today some 800-1,000 outpatients on a daily basis.
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  • 26 March 2022, Moshi, Tanzania: Lutheran World Federation General Secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt (left), Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania Presiding Bishop Dr Fredrick Shoo (centre) and LWF Vice-President for the Africa region Rev. Dr Jeannette Ada Maina (left) join a moment of prayer at the chapel of the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre of the ELCT.
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  • 26 March 2022, Moshi, Tanzania: A group of nurses fold their hands in prayer in the chapel of the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania. An institution of the ELCT closely linked with the Lutheran World Federation from the outset in the early 1960s, the hospital serves today some 800-1,000 outpatients on a daily basis.
    Tanzania-2022-Hillert-20220326_AH2_0...jpg
  • 26 March 2022, Moshi, Tanzania: Lutheran World Federation General Secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt joins a moment of prayer at the chapel of the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania. An institution of the ELCT closely linked with the Lutheran World Federation from the outset in the early 1960s, the hospital serves today some 800-1,000 outpatients on a daily basis.
    Tanzania-2022-Hillert-20220326_AH2_0...jpg
  • 1 April 2022, Nyumanzi refugee settlement, Adjumani district, Uganda: Nyandeng Lual, Dinca refugee from South Sudan, is a woman affairs leader in the Nyumanzi refugee settlement in Adjumani district, West Nile area of Uganda. The Nyumanzi refugee settlement, in Adjumani district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 50,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda.
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  • 1 April 2022, Nyumanzi refugee settlement, Adjumani district, Uganda: Nyandeng Lual, Dinca refugee from South Sudan, is a woman affairs leader in the Nyumanzi refugee settlement in Adjumani district, West Nile area of Uganda. The Nyumanzi refugee settlement, in Adjumani district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 50,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda.
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  • 1 April 2022, Nyumanzi refugee settlement, Adjumani district, Uganda: Refugee leaders gathered for a meeting with Lutheran World Federation general secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt in the Nyumanzi refugee settlement in Adjumani district, West Nile area of Uganda. The Nyumanzi refugee settlement, in Adjumani district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 50,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda.
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  • 1 April 2022, Nyumanzi refugee settlement, Adjumani district, Uganda: A woman works at a sewing machine at a women's self-help group in Nyumanzi refugee settlement, Adjumani, Uganda. The Nyumanzi refugee settlement, in Adjumani district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 50,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda.
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  • 1 April 2022, Nyumanzi refugee settlement, Adjumani district, Uganda: A woman works at a sewing machine at a women's self-help group in Nyumanzi refugee settlement, Adjumani, Uganda. The Nyumanzi refugee settlement, in Adjumani district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 50,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda.
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  • 26 March 2022, Moshi, Tanzania: Lutheran World Federation general secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt (centre) and Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania Presiding Bishop Dr Fredrick Shoo (left) are invited to fill out a form at a construction site for what is to become a hostel for cancer patients to the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre of the ELCT. Having to undergo medical treatment for a long time, many cancer patients of the KCMC are known to struggle with accommodation during the period of their treatment. Particularly for children, even if the treatment itself is offered for free, offering accommodation is necessary to enable them to complete their treatment. To remedy this, the KCMC is undertaking the construction of a hostel for cancer patients, planned to offer a total of 60 rooms. An institution of the ELCT closely linked with the Lutheran World Federation from the outset in the early 1960s, the hospital serves today some 800-1,000 outpatients on a daily basis.
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  • 26 March 2022, Moshi, Tanzania: Lutheran World Federation General Secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt and Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania Presiding Bishop Dr Fredrick Shoo together with hospital staff and other colleagues gather around a  foundational stone at a construction site for what is to become a hostel for cancer patients to the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre of the ELCT. Having to undergo medical treatment for a long time, many cancer patients of the KCMC are known to struggle with accommodation during the period of their treatment. Particularly for children, even if the treatment itself is offered for free, offering accommodation is necessary to enable them to complete their treatment. To remedy this, the KCMC is undertaking the construction of a hostel for cancer patients, planned to offer a total of 60 rooms.
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  • 26 March 2022, Moshi, Tanzania: Lutheran World Federation General Secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt and Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania Presiding Bishop Dr Fredrick Shoo together with hospital staff and other colleagues gather around a  foundational stone at a construction site for what is to become a hostel for cancer patients to the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre of the ELCT. Having to undergo medical treatment for a long time, many cancer patients of the KCMC are known to struggle with accommodation during the period of their treatment. Particularly for children, even if the treatment itself is offered for free, offering accommodation is necessary to enable them to complete their treatment. To remedy this, the KCMC is undertaking the construction of a hostel for cancer patients, planned to offer a total of 60 rooms.
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  • 26 March 2022, Moshi, Tanzania: Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania Presiding Bishop Dr Fredrick Shoo (left) and Lutheran World Federation General Secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt (right) unveil a foundational stone at a construction site for what is to become a hostel for cancer patients to the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre of the ELCT. Having to undergo medical treatment for a long time, many cancer patients of the KCMC are known to struggle with accommodation during the period of their treatment. Particularly for children, even if the treatment itself is offered for free, offering accommodation is necessary to enable them to complete their treatment. To remedy this, the KCMC is undertaking the construction of a hostel for cancer patients, planned to offer a total of 60 rooms.
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  • 26 March 2022, Moshi, Tanzania: Lutheran World Federation General Secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt cuts a ribbon before unveiling a foundational stone at a construction site for what is to become a hostel for cancer patients to the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre of the ELCT. Having to undergo medical treatment for a long time, many cancer patients of the KCMC are known to struggle with accommodation during the period of their treatment. Particularly for children, even if the treatment itself is offered for free, offering accommodation is necessary to enable them to complete their treatment. To remedy this, the KCMC is undertaking the construction of a hostel for cancer patients, planned to offer a total of 60 rooms.
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  • 26 March 2022, Moshi, Tanzania: Accompanied by Lutheran World Federation Vice-President for the Africa region Rev. Dr Jeannette Ada Maina (left) and Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre executive director Prof. Dr Gileard Masenga (right), Lutheran World Federation general secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt (mid-left) enters a construction site at the KCMC together with Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania Presiding Bishop Dr Fredrick Shoo (mid-right) where they are to unveil a foundational stone for what is to become a hostel for cancer patients to the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre of the ELCT. Having to undergo medical treatment for a long time, many cancer patients of the KCMC are known to struggle with accommodation during the period of their treatment. Particularly for children, even if the treatment itself is offered for free, offering accommodation is necessary to enable them to complete their treatment. To remedy this, the KCMC is undertaking the construction of a hostel for cancer patients, planned to offer a total of 60 rooms. An institution of the ELCT closely linked with the Lutheran World Federation from the outset in the early 1960s, the hospital serves today some 800-1,000 outpatients on a daily basis.
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  • 26 March 2022, Moshi, Tanzania: Lutheran World Federation General Secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt cuts a ribbon before unveiling a foundational stone at a construction site for what is to become a hostel for cancer patients to the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre of the ELCT. Having to undergo medical treatment for a long time, many cancer patients of the KCMC are known to struggle with accommodation during the period of their treatment. Particularly for children, even if the treatment itself is offered for free, offering accommodation is necessary to enable them to complete their treatment. To remedy this, the KCMC is undertaking the construction of a hostel for cancer patients, planned to offer a total of 60 rooms.
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  • 1 April 2022, Adjumani, West Nile area of Northern Uganda: Lutheran World Federation general secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt meets with Taban Peter, Resident District Commissioner in Adjumani, West Nile area of northern Uganda.
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  • 14 March 2022, Pozdišovce, Slovakia: Local pastor Rev. Denisa Vargová distributes holy communion during Sunday service in Pozdišovce, Slovakia. Pozdišovce is the closest to the Ukrainian border of all the church’s congregations, and so the church here plays a key role in supporting incoming refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine into Slovakia. Since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, close to 200,000 Ukrainians have come to seek refuge in Slovakia. The Lutheran church is taking a leading role in hosting and providing support to incoming refugees, both immediately at the border, and medium to long-term by arranging accommodation and shelter, providing food and other support needed.
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  • 14 March 2022, Pozdišovce, Slovakia: Bishop Peter Mihoc (left) of the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovakia (Eastern district) and local pastor Rev. Denisa Vargová (right) lead Sunday service in Pozdišovce, Slovakia. Pozdišovce is the closest to the Ukrainian border of all the church’s congregations, and so the church here plays a key role in supporting incoming refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine into Slovakia. Since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, close to 200,000 Ukrainians have come to seek refuge in Slovakia. The Lutheran church is taking a leading role in hosting and providing support to incoming refugees, both immediately at the border, and medium to long-term by arranging accommodation and shelter, providing food and other support needed.
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  • 14 March 2022, Pozdišovce, Slovakia: Bishop Peter Mihoc of the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovakia (Eastern district) places his hands on congregants' heads while sharing a blessing during Sunday service in Pozdišovce, Slovakia. Pozdišovce is the closest to the Ukrainian border of all the church’s congregations, and so the church here plays a key role in supporting incoming refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine into Slovakia. Since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, close to 200,000 Ukrainians have come to seek refuge in Slovakia. The Lutheran church is taking a leading role in hosting and providing support to incoming refugees, both immediately at the border, and medium to long-term by arranging accommodation and shelter, providing food and other support needed.
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  • 14 March 2022, Pozdišovce, Slovakia: Bishop Peter Mihoc of the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovakia (Eastern district) places his hands on congregants' heads while sharing a blessing during Sunday service in Pozdišovce, Slovakia. Pozdišovce is the closest to the Ukrainian border of all the church’s congregations, and so the church here plays a key role in supporting incoming refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine into Slovakia. Since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, close to 200,000 Ukrainians have come to seek refuge in Slovakia. The Lutheran church is taking a leading role in hosting and providing support to incoming refugees, both immediately at the border, and medium to long-term by arranging accommodation and shelter, providing food and other support needed.
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  • 14 March 2022, Pozdišovce, Slovakia: Bishop Peter Mihoc of the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovakia (Eastern district) distributes holy communion during Sunday service in Pozdišovce, Slovakia. Pozdišovce is the closest to the Ukrainian border of all the church’s congregations, and so the church here plays a key role in supporting incoming refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine into Slovakia. Since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, close to 200,000 Ukrainians have come to seek refuge in Slovakia. The Lutheran church is taking a leading role in hosting and providing support to incoming refugees, both immediately at the border, and medium to long-term by arranging accommodation and shelter, providing food and other support needed.
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  • 14 March 2022, Pozdišovce, Slovakia: Local pastor Rev. Denisa Vargová distributes holy communion during Sunday service in Pozdišovce, Slovakia. Pozdišovce is the closest to the Ukrainian border of all the church’s congregations, and so the church here plays a key role in supporting incoming refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine into Slovakia. Since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, close to 200,000 Ukrainians have come to seek refuge in Slovakia. The Lutheran church is taking a leading role in hosting and providing support to incoming refugees, both immediately at the border, and medium to long-term by arranging accommodation and shelter, providing food and other support needed.
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  • 14 March 2022, Pozdišovce, Slovakia: Congregants pray during Sunday service at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Pozdišovce.
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  • 17 March 2022, Siret, Romania: ACT Alliance general secretary Rudelmar Bueno de Faria (centre) and World Council of Churches deputy general secretary Prof. Isabel Apawo Phiri (right) visit aid workers from AIDRom at the Vama Siret border crossing, Romania. The Vama Siret border crossing connects northeast Romania with Ukraine. Located north of Siret and further in the south the city of Suceava, the crossing connects Romania with the Ukrainian village of Terebleche and further north the city of Chernivtsi. 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. In the past 24 hours, government figures indicate more than 50,000 people have crossed the border in search of refuge, an estimated 20 percent of whom are expected to stay in Romania, rather than transit into other European countries.
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  • 17 March 2022, Siret, Romania: A delegation from ACT Alliance and the World Council of Churches visit the Vama Siret border crossing, Romania. The Vama Siret border crossing connects northeast Romania with Ukraine. Located north of Siret and further in the south the city of Suceava, the crossing connects Romania with the Ukrainian village of Terebleche and further north the city of Chernivtsi. 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. In the past 24 hours, government figures indicate more than 50,000 people have crossed the border in search of refuge, an estimated 20 percent of whom are expected to stay in Romania, rather than transit into other European countries.
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  • 17 March 2022, Siret, Romania: A delegation from ACT Alliance and the World Council of Churches visit the Vama Siret border crossing, Romania. The Vama Siret border crossing connects northeast Romania with Ukraine. Located north of Siret and further in the south the city of Suceava, the crossing connects Romania with the Ukrainian village of Terebleche and further north the city of Chernivtsi. 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. In the past 24 hours, government figures indicate more than 50,000 people have crossed the border in search of refuge, an estimated 20 percent of whom are expected to stay in Romania, rather than transit into other European countries.
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  • 17 March 2022, Siret, Romania: ACT Alliance general secretary Rudelmar Bueno de Faria (right) greets aid workers from AIDRom at the Vama Siret border crossing, Romania. The Vama Siret border crossing connects northeast Romania with Ukraine. Located north of Siret and further in the south the city of Suceava, the crossing connects Romania with the Ukrainian village of Terebleche and further north the city of Chernivtsi. 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. In the past 24 hours, government figures indicate more than 50,000 people have crossed the border in search of refuge, an estimated 20 percent of whom are expected to stay in Romania, rather than transit into other European countries.
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  • 17 March 2022, Siret, Romania: World Council of Churches deputy general secretary Prof. Isabel Apawo Phiri (right) greets aid workers from AIDRom at the Vama Siret border crossing, Romania. The Vama Siret border crossing connects northeast Romania with Ukraine. Located north of Siret and further in the south the city of Suceava, the crossing connects Romania with the Ukrainian village of Terebleche and further north the city of Chernivtsi. 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. In the past 24 hours, government figures indicate more than 50,000 people have crossed the border in search of refuge, an estimated 20 percent of whom are expected to stay in Romania, rather than transit into other European countries.
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  • 12 May 2022, Paralimni, Cyprus: rchbishop Kegham Khajerian of the Armenian Apostolic Church (Mother See of Cilicia) venerates a relic of Saint Epiphanius as a Feast of Saint Epiphanius - one of the patron saints of the Church of Cyprus - is celebrated in the Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint George, Church of Cyprus, in Paralimni. The service is attended by participants in an Inter-Orthodox Pre-Assembly Consultation to the World Council of Churches’ 11th Assembly that brings together more than 50 delegates representing 20 Eastern and Oriental Orthodox member churches, in Cyprus on 9-16 May 2022. The purpose of the meeting is to study, discuss and reflect on the main theme of the WCC 11th Assembly, "Christ's love moves the world to reconciliation and unity" from an Orthodox perspective. Discussions also center around current global challenges and how the Orthodox agenda at the WCC 11th Assembly can keep dialogue open.
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  • Namagero Rose, a South Sudanese refugee from the Kuku ethnic group, serves as chairwoman for a God’s Grace self-help group for women in Palorinya. Offering a safe space for women to counsel each other and heal from their trauma as survivors of war, Rose says the group has helped many women to feel better.  “Some of us had even attempted suicide. But with counselling, we saw that peace could come to our hearts,” she says, while stressing nonetheless the fragility of the current situation for many refugees. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda.
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  • 2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: A group of South Sudanese refugee women from the Kuku ethnic group dance and sing as they gather at the 'God's Grace' women's self-help group in the Palorinya refugee settlement. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda.
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  • 26 March 2022, Moshi, Tanzania: Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania Presiding Bishop Dr Fredrick Shoo (right) shares a word of prayer before a ribbon is cut by Lutheran World Federation General Secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt (left) at a construction site for what is to become a hostel for cancer patients to the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre of the ELCT. Having to undergo medical treatment for a long time, many cancer patients of the KCMC are known to struggle with accommodation during the period of their treatment. Particularly for children, even if the treatment itself is offered for free, offering accommodation is necessary to enable them to complete their treatment. To remedy this, the KCMC is undertaking the construction of a hostel for cancer patients, planned to offer a total of 60 rooms.
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  • 26 March 2022, Moshi, Tanzania: Lutheran World Federation general secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt dresses up to enter a construction site of the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre where she is to join Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania Presiding Bishop Dr Fredrick Shoo in unveiling a foundational stone for what is to become a hostel for cancer patients to the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre of the ELCT. Having to undergo medical treatment for a long time, many cancer patients of the KCMC are known to struggle with accommodation during the period of their treatment. Particularly for children, even if the treatment itself is offered for free, offering accommodation is necessary to enable them to complete their treatment. To remedy this, the KCMC is undertaking the construction of a hostel for cancer patients, planned to offer a total of 60 rooms. An institution of the ELCT closely linked with the Lutheran World Federation from the outset in the early 1960s, the hospital serves today some 800-1,000 outpatients on a daily basis.
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  • 26 March 2022, Moshi, Tanzania: Lutheran World Federation Vice-President for the Africa region Rev. Dr Jeannette Ada Maina joins a moment of prayer at the chapel of the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania. An institution of the ELCT closely linked with the Lutheran World Federation from the outset in the early 1960s, the hospital serves today some 800-1,000 outpatients on a daily basis.
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  • 26 March 2022, Moshi, Tanzania: Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre executive director Prof. Dr Gileard Masenga speaks in the hospital chapel during a moment of prayer. An institution of the ELCT closely linked with the Lutheran World Federation from the outset in the early 1960s, the hospital serves today some 800-1,000 outpatients on a daily basis.
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  • 26 March 2022, Moshi, Tanzania: Lutheran World Federation general secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt (centre) dresses up to enter a construction site of the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre where she is to join Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania Presiding Bishop Dr Fredrick Shoo (left) in unveiling a foundational stone for what is to become a hostel for cancer patients to the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre of the ELCT. Having to undergo medical treatment for a long time, many cancer patients of the KCMC are known to struggle with accommodation during the period of their treatment. Particularly for children, even if the treatment itself is offered for free, offering accommodation is necessary to enable them to complete their treatment. To remedy this, the KCMC is undertaking the construction of a hostel for cancer patients, planned to offer a total of 60 rooms. An institution of the ELCT closely linked with the Lutheran World Federation from the outset in the early 1960s, the hospital serves today some 800-1,000 outpatients on a daily basis.
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  • 26 March 2022, Moshi, Tanzania: Hospital chaplain Rev. Lyimo of the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania, introduces to Lutheran World Federation general secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt a prayer carved into a large stone at the KCMC compound. The stone cites a prayer by the late Bishop Dr Stefano Moshi for the foundation of the KCMC decades ago.
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  • 1 April 2022, Adjumani, West Nile area of Northern Uganda: Lutheran World Federation general secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt (left) visits the office compound of the LWF World Service programme in Adjumani, Uganda, together with country representative Jesse Kamstra (centre) and LWF team leader Apollo Nangumya (right).
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  • 1 April 2022, Adjumani, West Nile area of Northern Uganda: Lutheran World Federation general secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt joins a moment of prayer as she meets with Taban Peter, Resident District Commissioner in Adjumani, West Nile area of northern Uganda, and other local officials.
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  • 14 March 2022, Pozdišovce, Slovakia: Bishop Peter Mihoc of the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovakia (Eastern district) places his hands on congregants' heads while sharing a blessing during Sunday service in Pozdišovce, Slovakia. Pozdišovce is the closest to the Ukrainian border of all the church’s congregations, and so the church here plays a key role in supporting incoming refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine into Slovakia. Since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, close to 200,000 Ukrainians have come to seek refuge in Slovakia. The Lutheran church is taking a leading role in hosting and providing support to incoming refugees, both immediately at the border, and medium to long-term by arranging accommodation and shelter, providing food and other support needed.
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  • 14 March 2022, Pozdišovce, Slovakia: Bishop Peter Mihoc of the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovakia (Eastern district) places his hands on congregants' heads while sharing a blessing during Sunday service in Pozdišovce, Slovakia. Pozdišovce is the closest to the Ukrainian border of all the church’s congregations, and so the church here plays a key role in supporting incoming refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine into Slovakia. Since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, close to 200,000 Ukrainians have come to seek refuge in Slovakia. The Lutheran church is taking a leading role in hosting and providing support to incoming refugees, both immediately at the border, and medium to long-term by arranging accommodation and shelter, providing food and other support needed.
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  • 6 November 2021, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom: Church of Sweden Archbishop and Lutheran World Federation vice president for the Nordic region Antje Jackelén joins tens of thousands of people - including environmental groups, children, youth, charities, climate activists, trade unionists and indigenous people - in marching 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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  • 5 November 2021, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom: A young woman raises her fist as she marches through the streets of Glasgow. Under a 'call to #UprootTheSystem', Fridays for Future mobilized tens of thousands of people from all walks of life in a climate strike in Glasgow on 5 November - Youth and Public Empowerment Day at COP26 - 'seeking to address ecological and social crises at their roots by placing most affected people and areas at the center of the struggle and struggling for a society that places people and planet over profit.' 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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  • 5 November 2021, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom: Under a 'call to #UprootTheSystem', Fridays for Future mobilized tens of thousands of people from all walks of life in a climate strike in Glasgow on 5 November - Youth and Public Empowerment Day at COP26 - 'seeking to address ecological and social crises at their roots by placing most affected people and areas at the center of the struggle and struggling for a society that places people and planet over profit.' 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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  • 5 November 2021, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom: Under a 'call to #UprootTheSystem', Fridays for Future mobilized tens of thousands of people from all walks of life in a climate strike in Glasgow on 5 November - Youth and Public Empowerment Day at COP26 - 'seeking to address ecological and social crises at their roots by placing most affected people and areas at the center of the struggle and struggling for a society that places people and planet over profit.' 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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  • 5 November 2021, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom: Ten-year-old Zoe marches with her aunt Carla Easton holding a sign reading 'Go Greta' - referring to climate activist Greta Thunberg - as under a 'call to #UprootTheSystem', Fridays for Future mobilized tens of thousands of people from all walks of life in a climate strike in Glasgow on 5 November - Youth and Public Empowerment Day at COP26 - 'seeking to address ecological and social crises at their roots by placing most affected people and areas at the center of the struggle and struggling for a society that places people and planet over profit.' 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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  • 5 November 2021, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom: Climate activist Greta Thunberg marches in Glasgow, as under a 'call to #UprootTheSystem', Fridays for Future mobilized tens of thousands of people from all walks of life in a climate strike in Glasgow on 5 November - Youth and Public Empowerment Day at COP26 - 'seeking to address ecological and social crises at their roots by placing most affected people and areas at the center of the struggle and struggling for a society that places people and planet over profit.' 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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  • 5 November 2021, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom: Jessie Stephens from the United Kingdom holds a sign saying 'No more excuses', as Fridays for Future gather for a Climate Strike action inside the venue of COP26. Under a 'call to #UprootTheSystem', Fridays for Future mobilized tens of thousands of people from all walks of life in a climate strike in Glasgow on 5 November - Youth and Public Empowerment Day at COP26 - 'seeking to address ecological and social crises at their roots by placing most affected people and areas at the center of the struggle and struggling for a society that places people and planet over profit.' 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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  • 5 November 2021, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom: Delegates from ACT Church of Sweden, the World Council of Churches and the Lutheran World Federation hold a banner reading 'Creation - Not for Sale', as Fridays for Future gather for a Climate Strike action inside the venue of COP26. Under a 'call to #UprootTheSystem', Fridays for Future mobilized tens of thousands of people from all walks of life in a climate strike in Glasgow on 5 November - Youth and Public Empowerment Day at COP26 - 'seeking to address ecological and social crises at their roots by placing most affected people and areas at the center of the struggle and struggling for a society that places people and planet over profit.' 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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  • 5 November 2021, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom: Journalists at work at COP26. 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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  • 5 November 2021, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom: A woman carries an Earth-shaped balloon, as under a 'call to #UprootTheSystem', Fridays for Future mobilized tens of thousands of people from all walks of life in a climate strike in Glasgow on 5 November - Youth and Public Empowerment Day at COP26 - 'seeking to address ecological and social crises at their roots by placing most affected people and areas at the center of the struggle and struggling for a society that places people and planet over profit.' 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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  • 5 November 2021, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom: Sitting in a window as people march by, a group of girls hold a sign reading 'No planet B', as under a 'call to #UprootTheSystem', Fridays for Future mobilized tens of thousands of people from all walks of life in a climate strike in Glasgow on 5 November - Youth and Public Empowerment Day at COP26 - 'seeking to address ecological and social crises at their roots by placing most affected people and areas at the center of the struggle and struggling for a society that places people and planet over profit.' 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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  • 5 November 2021, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom: Climate activist Greta Thunberg marches with a sign reading 'Fridays for Future', as under a 'call to #UprootTheSystem', Fridays for Future mobilized tens of thousands of people from all walks of life in a climate strike in Glasgow on 5 November - Youth and Public Empowerment Day at COP26 - 'seeking to address ecological and social crises at their roots by placing most affected people and areas at the center of the struggle and struggling for a society that places people and planet over profit.' 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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  • 5 November 2021, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom: A group of indigenous people from Latin America march on the streets of Glasgow, as under a 'call to #UprootTheSystem', Fridays for Future mobilized tens of thousands of people from all walks of life in a climate strike in Glasgow on 5 November - Youth and Public Empowerment Day at COP26 - 'seeking to address ecological and social crises at their roots by placing most affected people and areas at the center of the struggle and struggling for a society that places people and planet over profit.' 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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  • 5 November 2021, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom: Indigenous woman Samela Lorena Vilacio Martninghi rallies as Fridays for Future gather for a Climate Strike action inside the venue of COP26. Under a 'call to #UprootTheSystem', Fridays for Future mobilized tens of thousands of people from all walks of life in a climate strike in Glasgow on 5 November - Youth and Public Empowerment Day at COP26 - 'seeking to address ecological and social crises at their roots by placing most affected people and areas at the center of the struggle and struggling for a society that places people and planet over profit.' 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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  • 5 November 2021, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom: Catalina Santelices from Chile, a member of Latinas for Climate, rallies as Fridays for Future gather for a Climate Strike action inside the venue of COP26. Under a 'call to #UprootTheSystem', Fridays for Future mobilized tens of thousands of people from all walks of life in a climate strike in Glasgow on 5 November - Youth and Public Empowerment Day at COP26 - 'seeking to address ecological and social crises at their roots by placing most affected people and areas at the center of the struggle and struggling for a society that places people and planet over profit.' 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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  • 30 October 2021, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom: 'Together for our planet', reads a United Nations banner on Sauchiehall Street in Glasgow, one of the main shopping streeets, as the city is about to host the UNFCCC Climate Change conference COP26. Underneath, a woman walks by wearing a face mask as a precaution against the spread of COVID-19, in response to what since 2020 has been a global pandemic.
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  • 14 September 2021, Berlin, Germany: An international symposium on Social Justice in a Digital Age is held in Berlin, Germany. Co-organised by the World Council of Churches and World Association for Christian Communication, the event brings together research, experiences from different regions and marginalized communities, expert input on economic and political trends, and ethical and theological reflection as a contribution to the WCC 11th Assembly in September 2022. Here, interactive 'Meet and Greet' session under leadership of the World Student Christian Federation.
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  • 14 September 2021, Berlin, Germany: An international symposium on Social Justice in a Digital Age is held in Berlin, Germany. Co-organised by the World Council of Churches and World Association for Christian Communication, the event brings together research, experiences from different regions and marginalized communities, expert input on economic and political trends, and ethical and theological reflection as a contribution to the WCC 11th Assembly in September 2022. Here, remarks by Simon Chambers, ACT Alliance.
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  • 15 September 2021, Berlin, Germany: An international symposium on Social Justice in a Digital Age is held in Berlin, Germany. Co-organised by the World Council of Churches and World Association for Christian Communication, the event brings together research, experiences from different regions and marginalized communities, expert input on economic and political trends, and ethical and theological reflection as a contribution to the WCC 11th Assembly in September 2022. Here, Dr Erin Green, <br />
Pax Christi International, reads a manifesto produced as an outcome of the symposium.
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