Global Young Reformers Network
Young Reformers in Africa ‘make things happen’ with limited resources

Leadership and equity important topics for future work 
LWF youth call for revival of churches
11 April 2018
Join online discussion and share thoughts and ideas (LWI) - Lutheran youth have started the discussion on revival in the church.
Urgent support for DRC refugees needed
14 February 2018
Over 2000 people a day crossing border to Uganda (LWI) - The LWF in Uganda is poised to manage three entry points for refugees fleeing conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, an emergency the UN has labelled critical.
Empowering young people to train LWF Peace Messengers
12 February 2018
New manual enables participants to conduct training in local context (LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has released a Peace Messenger training manual. A first draft was developed last year and used in September 2017 with young people of Muslim and ...
How can religions wisely build peace in our societies?
17 December 2017
The Lutheran World Federation organized its first interfaith “Peace Messengers Training” in September 2017. The participants gained skills and tools on advocacy, negotiation and mediation. They also learned how to combine such capacity with individual ...
“For every dream there is a color”
3 December 2017
The Lutheran World Federation organized its first interfaith “Peace Messengers Training” in September 2017. The participants gained skills and tools on advocacy, negotiation and mediation. They also learned how to combine such capacity with individual ...
“My church aims to be CO₂ neutral by 2050”
20 November 2017
Interview with COP23 delegate Helena Funk from Germany (LWI) – “We should not stop our efforts to reach climate justice - there is still a long way to go!” says Helena Funk. She is one of ten young adults from the European regions and from the Asia ...
“Walk on Earth Gently”
11 November 2017
LWF joins multi-faith invitation to promote sustainable lifestyles
Global churches act together for climate justice in call to COP23
5 November 2017
The World Council of Churches, ACT Alliance and Lutheran World Federation - together representing more than half a billion Christians worldwide - are issuing a united call for action on climate justice, the largest call of its kind in history.  In a joint ...
An issue of dignity
3 November 2017
Improved sanitation to keep female students in school in Uganda (LWI) - One of every three girls in Uganda misses up to a week of school each month due to a lack of sanitary pads. LWF is working to reduce the stigma of menstruation and to support girls with ...
One tree at a time
25 October 2017
Young Reformers turn attention to deforestation in Congo (LWI) - For Cedrick Yumba Kitwa, the 500th Reformation anniversary sub-theme “Creation – not for sale,” is a call to turn attention to what is happening in Africa’s largest rainforest.
“Education is light, ignorance is darkness”
13 October 2017
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Youth Pre-Assembly experience leaves lasting impression
12 May 2017
African region youth connect with key themes outlined at youth pre-assembly meeting
“Bold, flexible and proud of our Lutheran identity”
10 May 2017
Youth Message to LWF Twelfth Assembly Young Lutherans are not taking the future for granted in their changing world, they want to be active participants. This they told the Twelfth Assembly of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) in Windhoek, Namibia.
Vibrant in the life of the communion
8 May 2017
LWF General Secretary addresses Youth Pre-Assembly (“For the sake of the church, we need youth participation in leadership” said Rev Dr Martin Junge, General Secretary of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) in his address to the pre-assembly of the youth ...
One Body, Different Parts
7 May 2017
The Youth Pre-Assembly of the Lutheran World Federation has brought together 106 individuals from 45 countries. From my perspective, I see this first bit of time together as each person in the room becoming aware of each other and what gifts that we all bring ...
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