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Founded in 1947 in Lund, Sweden, The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) is a global communion of Christian churches in the Lutheran tradition. LWF has 140 member churches in 78 countries all over the world, with a total membership of nearly 66.7 million. The Department for World Service (DWS), which has field offices in more than 30 countries, is the internationally recognized humanitarian and development arm of The Lutheran World Federation that works to give assistance to those in need, irrespective of their race, sex, religion, nationality or political conviction. Its secretariat is situated in Geneva.
Nepal
Programme
Established in 1984, LWF Nepal is one of the leading international NGOs in the areas of humanitarian and development works for over 25 years with the poor and oppressed people. It envisions Nepali people living in a democratic and just society in peace and dignity united in diversity and empowered to achieve their fundamental human rights.
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The organization strives for challenging and responding to the causes and consequences of human suffering and poverty through empowerment and promotion of all human rights for all people. It adopts empowerment, rights-based, integrated and collaborative approach while designing and implementing humanitarian and development programs. LWF Nepal started working in Nepal with relief and rehabilitation operations. Based on the learning and changing needs of the society and the poor and oppressed people, it gradually changed its working approach to community empowerment and policy advocacy works following human rights-based approach to development framework.
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