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![5 April 2022, Kampala, Uganda: Uganda Minister of State for Relief, Disaster Preparedness and Refugees, with the Office of the Prime Minister of Uganda, Hon. Esther Davinia Anyakun. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000jtrXBqzqwP4/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000jtrXBqzqwP4.jpg)
![4 April 2022, Kampala, Uganda: Sculpture displaying an old killing site at the Uganda Martyr's Anglican shrine, Namugongo in Kampala, Uganda. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000SZoDbqeYV9c/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000SZoDbqeYV9c.jpg)
![3 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: A group of women from the Mother's Union of the Episcopal Diocese of Kajo-Keji gather to march together to Sunday service on the fifth Sunday of Lent 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. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I00004PMVO7xxeyk/fill=/fit=250x250/I00004PMVO7xxeyk.jpg)
![3 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: Women Kajo-Keji congregants queue to receive bread and wine at Macedonia church. 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. receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000sjrKHmOkt4Q/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000sjrKHmOkt4Q.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: Lutheran World Federation General Secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt hears the testimonies of two teenage mothers in the Palorinya refugee settlement, Obongi district, Uganda, as part of a visit to the LWF country program in Uganda in April 2022. When the COVID-19 pandemic broke out, Ugandan schools were closed for two consecutive years. In the same period, LWF World Service has observed an increase in teenage pregnancies, with 1 in every 3 girls aged 15-18 now either being pregnant or having given birth to a child. The issue is not limited to refugee settlements, as the same trend is seen both in refugee settlements and among host communities. And while the problem is not new, two years of pandemic has meant a dramatic increase, from formerly 1 in every 5 girls. 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. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000LsocP6A5bOA/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000LsocP6A5bOA.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: A group of Kuku refugee women from South Sudan form a circle at the God's Grace women's self-help group in the Palorinya refugee settlement in Obongi district, Uganda. 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. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000rAItV3iBwjA/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000rAItV3iBwjA.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Obongi district, Uganda: A woman wipes the nose of her child at the Iboa Health Centre, Obongi district of northern Uganda, where the Lutheran World Federation in collaboration with Medical Teams International provide support to malnourished refugee children and mothers. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000HeSLTxOU8ow/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000HeSLTxOU8ow.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Adjumani district, Uganda: A man waits for the ferry to take him over the Nile from Adjumani district east of the Nile to Obongi district west of the nile. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000miWis52agyE/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000miWis52agyE.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: Lutheran World Federation general secretary Rev. Dr Anne Burghardt meets with a group of refugees under a tree in the Palorinya refugee settlement in the West Nile area of northern Uganda. 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. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000ENFtyOpwBgk/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000ENFtyOpwBgk.jpg)
![1 April 2022, Nyumanzi refugee settlement, Adjumani district, Uganda: A group of Dinca refugee women from South Sudan pass the time at a women's self-help group 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. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000WD2kANYKM04/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000WD2kANYKM04.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. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000zswiyjBrrNk/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000zswiyjBrrNk.jpg)
![1 April 2022, Adjumani district, Uganda: Moment of prayer with the Lutheran World Federation World Service staff community in Adjumani district, Uganda. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I00000RzEnua7oE4/fill=/fit=250x250/I00000RzEnua7oE4.jpg)
![29 march 2022, Dodoma, Tanzania: Lutheran World Federation general secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt, in Dodoma, Tanzania. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000PLKpyTUWZoQ/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000PLKpyTUWZoQ.jpg)
![27 March 2022, Moshi, Tanzania: A young child rests in its mother's arms during Sunday service in the Moshi Lutheran Cathedral, in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania’s northern diocese. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000FDeBIJAtjA0/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000FDeBIJAtjA0.jpg)
![26 March 2022, Moshi, Tanzania: Sister Christina has been a sister at the Ushirika wa Neema, Lutheran Sisters’ (Deaconesses) Convent of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania for more than 30 years, and serves as a Montessori training centre instructor. The Ushirika wa Neema, Lutheran Sisters’ (Deaconesses) Convent of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania accommodates 62 sisters vowed to lifelong service. At the convent, they take care of farming and livestock, and engage in a variety of diaconal activities in surrounding communities. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000C3rKq7.jeT4/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000C3rKq7.jeT4.jpg)
![26 March 2022, Moshi, Tanzania: 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. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000EdpaMwaY0BY/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000EdpaMwaY0BY.jpg)
![26 March 2022, Moshi, Tanzania: A group of nurses join 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. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000T0AJx9gk5Xs/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000T0AJx9gk5Xs.jpg)
![10 March 2022, 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. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert, to report about the war in Ukraine.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000UkZwtoZyjEI/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000UkZwtoZyjEI.jpg)
![9 March 2022, Barabás, Hungary: Cardinal Michael Czerny, coordinator of the Roman Catholic Church's response to the Ukraine refugee crisis, visits a Caritas Hungary support centre for incoming refugees in the small border crossing village of Barabás in northeast Hungary. Following the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February, more than 200,000 refugees from Ukraine have fled across the border into neighbouring Hungary, where a range of church and civil society organizations are now mobilizing support, ranging from arranging accommodation, providing information and donating diapers for the children, sanitizers, hygiene supplies and other necessities for people on the move. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert, to report about the war in Ukraine.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000ayK.yYoGXtc/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000ayK.yYoGXtc.jpg)
![9 March 2022, Nyíregyháza, Hungary: 23-year-old mother Paulina and her daughters Regina and Paulina spend time in their new temporary home in Nyíregyháza. With the recent influx of refugees arriving in Hungary from the east following the Russian invasion of neighbouring Ukraine, the Evangelical Lutheran congregation in Nyíregyháza Kertváros is working hard to accommodate and support people arriving in the city. 23-year-old mother Paulina alongside her husband, a new-born baby and two daughters, is one of the beneficiaries, staying in a house offered as accommodation for incoming refugees by congregants from Nyíregyháza Kertváros. Being 8-months pregnant when starting the journey from Ukraine to neighboring Hungary, Paulina gave birth to her third child the same day she and her family crossed the border. Having started going into labour while still being on the way, Paulina was rushed from the border crossing to a nearby hospital in Fehérgyarmat in order to give birth. Hospital staff reportedly said it was a miracle the child and mother are both healthy and well. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert, to report about the war in Ukraine.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000Xuev_1hzooQ/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000Xuev_1hzooQ.jpg)
![9 March 2022, Barabás, Hungary: Aid workers see to newly arrived refugees at a Caritas Hungary support centre for incoming refugees in the small border crossing village of Barabás in northeast Hungary. Following the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February, more than 200,000 refugees from Ukraine have fled across the border into neighbouring Hungary, where a range of church and civil society organizations are now mobilizing support, ranging from arranging accommodation, providing information and donating diapers for the children, sanitizers, hygiene supplies and other necessities for people on the move. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert, to report about the war in Ukraine.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000150hmLexG2w/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000150hmLexG2w.jpg)
![9 March 2022, Barabás, Hungary: Cardinal Michael Czerny, coordinator of the Roman Catholic Church's response to the Ukraine refugee crisis, visits a Caritas Hungary support centre for incoming refugees in the small border crossing village of Barabás in northeast Hungary. Following the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February, more than 200,000 refugees from Ukraine have fled across the border into neighbouring Hungary, where a range of church and civil society organizations are now mobilizing support, ranging from arranging accommodation, providing information and donating diapers for the children, sanitizers, hygiene supplies and other necessities for people on the move. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert, to report about the war in Ukraine.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000oAVj4zQKisE/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000oAVj4zQKisE.jpg)
![9 March 2022, Nyíregyháza, Hungary: 23-year-old mother Paulina from Ukraine and her 4-year-old daughter Paulina enter the door to their new temporary home in Nyíregyháza. With the recent influx of refugees arriving in Hungary from the east following the Russian invasion of neighbouring Ukraine, the Evangelical Lutheran congregation in Nyíregyháza Kertváros is working hard to accommodate and support people arriving in the city. 23-year-old mother Paulina alongside her husband, a new-born baby and two daughters, is one of the beneficiaries, staying in a house offered as accommodation for incoming refugees by congregants from Nyíregyháza Kertváros. Being 8-months pregnant when starting the journey from Ukraine to neighboring Hungary, Paulina gave birth to her third child the same day she and her family crossed the border. Having started going into labour while still being on the way, Paulina was rushed from the border crossing to a nearby hospital in Fehérgyarmat in order to give birth. Hospital staff reportedly said it was a miracle the child and mother are both healthy and well. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert, to report about the war in Ukraine.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I000065tM04I83vM/fill=/fit=250x250/I000065tM04I83vM.jpg)
![6 March 2022, Budapest, Hungary: Rev. Áron Kovács of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hungary shares the blessing at the end of Sunday evening service at the Lutheran church at Deák tér in Budapest. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert, to report about the war in Ukraine.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000VcMB8qujGUw/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000VcMB8qujGUw.jpg)
![13 March 2022, Sol', Slovakia: Ukrainian refuegees Hennadi (left) and Hanna (right) from Krivoy Rog spend time in one of the Lutheran Church in Kuková's buildings repurposed to serve as accommodation for incoming refugees from Ukraine. With Hanna arriving nine days ago with the three children, the family was able to reunite in Kuková four days later. Kuková is one of many congregations of the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovakia supporting incoming refugees from Ukraine by arranging accommodation, food and shelter. Ukrainian refugee families enjoy a meal together. 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. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert, to report about the war in Ukraine.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I00006S_Ond3V_xA/fill=/fit=250x250/I00006S_Ond3V_xA.jpg)
![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. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert, to report about the war in Ukraine.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I00009kZcsAYVQOw/fill=/fit=250x250/I00009kZcsAYVQOw.jpg)
![11 March 2022, Vyšné Nemecké, Slovakia: The sun sets over mountains seem from 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. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert, to report about the war in Ukraine.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000.2nWjMzC6ME/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000.2nWjMzC6ME.jpg)
![11 March 2022, Vyšné Nemecké, Slovakia: A refugee family from Ukraine arrive 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. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert, to report about the war in Ukraine.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000da3El7XW80s/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000da3El7XW80s.jpg)
![11 March 2022, Vyšné Nemecké, Slovakia: Volunteers with the Greek Catholic Eparchy of Košice support Ukrainian refugees with hygiene supplies and medicine 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. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert, to report about the war in Ukraine.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000ZF8z3RD3ysk/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000ZF8z3RD3ysk.jpg)
![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. [Image captured on assignment for the World Council of Churches, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the WCC’s work, with credit to Albin Hillert/WCC upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I000043ddzjXZWKM/fill=/fit=250x250/I000043ddzjXZWKM.jpg)
![17 March 2022, Sculeni, Romania: Toys wait to be distributed, and Ukrainian refugees enjoy a hot meal, at an AIDRom support point by the Sculeni border crossing connecting Romania and Moldova. The border crossing at Sculeni, near Iasi, Romania, serves as an entry-point for Ukrainian refugees fleeing the atrocities of war caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Located at Romania’s eastern border, the crossing sees Ukrainian refugees enter Romania after passage through Moldova. As war wages on in Ukraine, the influx of refugees across Europe varies geographically depending on what cities are currently under attack in Ukraine. If the city of Odessa comes under heavy fire, large numbers of Ukrainian refugees are expected to take the route into Romania via the crossing at Sculeni. [Image captured on assignment for the World Council of Churches, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the WCC’s work, with credit to Albin Hillert/WCC upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000LS2SCFHwx7Q/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000LS2SCFHwx7Q.jpg)
![17 March 2022, Milișăuți, Romania: ACT Alliance general secretary Rudelmar Bueno de Faria (left) greets Orthodox priest Bogdan Lupastean farewell after a visit to Milișăuți. [Image captured on assignment for the World Council of Churches, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the WCC’s work, with credit to Albin Hillert/WCC upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000wJJZlXyE2Vw/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000wJJZlXyE2Vw.jpg)
![17 March 2022, Siret, Romania: Traffic is directed through to 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. [Image captured on assignment for the World Council of Churches, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the WCC’s work, with credit to Albin Hillert/WCC upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000ufHFiJ0V04g/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000ufHFiJ0V04g.jpg)
![10 March 2022, Záhony, Hungary: Olessia Shyshova, born in Ukraine but resident in Germany for the past 10 years has travelled to the border-crossing town of Záhony, Hungary, near the border to Ukraine, in order to pick up family members who have fled from Kyiv after the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on 24 February 2022. With them on the way, Olessia and her friends brought a range of supplies, which have now been loaded onto a cargo train and is to be brought into the Ukraine as support for the population there. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert, to report about the war in Ukraine.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000izwFYw3XLH4/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000izwFYw3XLH4.jpg)
![7 March 2022, Budapest, Hungary: People embrace after arrival by train at Nyugati station in Budapest. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on 24 February 2022, the Nyugati train station in Budapest has become a central entry point for refugees arriving by train from the Ukrainian border areas in northeast Hungary. At the station, a range of civil society organisations and other volunteers offer support to incoming refugees, including support in arranging free accommodation, tickets for onward travel, as well as necessary items such as snacks and food, diapers for the children, clothes and basic medical supplies. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert, to report about the war in Ukraine.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000GtocRSHXaZM/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000GtocRSHXaZM.jpg)
![10 March 2022, Záhony, Hungary: A Ukrainian refugee woman in a wheelchair is aided across the platform in Záhony, Hungary, where she and more than 300 other Ukrainian refugees have arrived after crossing the border from Ukraine. 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. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert, to report about the war in Ukraine.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I00009toBkm6ZJnE/fill=/fit=250x250/I00009toBkm6ZJnE.jpg)
![7 March 2022, Budapest, Hungary: Food and other supplies wait to be distributed to people in need, from Mandák house, home to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hungary, Józsefváros district. Serving some of the poorest areas of Budapest, the parish in Józsefváros is an active congregation with regards to social work, and more than 100 people have volunteered to help organise and provide support for incoming refugees from Ukraine, following the beginning of a Russian invasion of the country on 24 February 2022. With the massive influx of refugees arriving daily in Hungary, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hungary is taking an active role in responding to the most urgent needs. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert, to report about the war in Ukraine.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000FZnZhhPhDmE/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000FZnZhhPhDmE.jpg)
![6 April 2022, Kampala, Uganda: Local pastor Rev. Wamala Jerome joins a moment of prayer with Lutheran World Federation general secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt and her delegation as she visits the Ebenezer Lutheran Church, part of the Uganda Lutheran Church, an emerging church gathering some 3,500 members served by 7 pastors and 17 additional evangelists across the country. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000fPfl1IsfzRA/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000fPfl1IsfzRA.jpg)
![5 April 2022, Kampala, Uganda: Lutheran World Federation General Secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt greets the staff community as she visits the LWF World Service offices in Kampala. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000xwzuGAN03EM/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000xwzuGAN03EM.jpg)
![4 April 2022, Kampala, Uganda. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I00009ceWitzfuok/fill=/fit=250x250/I00009ceWitzfuok.jpg)
![4 April 2022, Kampala, Uganda: Archbishop of the Church of Uganda the most rev. dr Samuel Stephen Kaziimba Mugalu. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000Ck.O3OOzkbE/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000Ck.O3OOzkbE.jpg)
![4 April 2022, Kampala, Uganda: ACT Forum Uganda coordinator Patriciah Roy speaks as members gather at the compound of the Church of Uganda. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000kH9DtrFF9iY/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000kH9DtrFF9iY.jpg)
![4 April 2022, Kampala, Uganda: ACT Forum Uganda coordinator Patriciah Roy speaks as members gather at the compound of the Church of Uganda. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000hp4beJ0gOoI/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000hp4beJ0gOoI.jpg)
![4 April 2022, Kampala, Uganda: Stained glass windows at the Uganda Martyr's Anglican shrine, Namugongo. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000aQMD9tpihBg/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000aQMD9tpihBg.jpg)
![4 April 2022, Kampala, Uganda: A delegation from the Lutheran World Federation gathers for a moment of prayer at the Uganda Martyr's Anglican shrine, Namugongo. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I000049QNUft4rKg/fill=/fit=250x250/I000049QNUft4rKg.jpg)
![4 April 2022, Kampala, Uganda: The Uganda Martyr's Anglican shrine, Namugongo. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000yo9fZ7SYKV4/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000yo9fZ7SYKV4.jpg)
![3 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: Lutheran World Federation general secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt speaks to Kajo-Keju congregation in Palorinya refugee settlement, dressed in a robe offered to her as a sign of welcome by the Women’s Union of Kajo-Keji. 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. receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000fi61wtzEqls/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000fi61wtzEqls.jpg)
![3 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: Lutheran World Federation general secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt speaks to Kajo-Keju congregation in Palorinya refugee settlement, dressed in a robe offered to her as a sign of welcome by the Women’s Union of Kajo-Keji. 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. receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000ZKiEDoVQsUg/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000ZKiEDoVQsUg.jpg)
![3 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: Bread and wine are distributed during Sunday worship on the fifth Sunday of Lent 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. receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000AIeFQDv_Bmo/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000AIeFQDv_Bmo.jpg)
![3 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: Bread and wine are distributed during Sunday worship on the fifth Sunday of Lent 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. receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000nWEJPIQjhXA/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000nWEJPIQjhXA.jpg)
![3 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: Bishop Emmanuel Murye Modi distributes Holy Communion to Lutheran World Federation General Secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt during Sunday worship on the fifth Sunday of Lent 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. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000WlKk1ZMV6CU/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000WlKk1ZMV6CU.jpg)
![3 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: Bishop Emmanuel Murye Modi distributes Holy Communion to Bishop Jones Ole Meliyio of the Kenya Evangelical Lutheran Church during Sunday worship on the fifth Sunday of Lent 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. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000tZvoOQ4P8l4/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000tZvoOQ4P8l4.jpg)
![3 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: Anglican Bishop Emmanuel Murye Modi of the Episcopal Diocese of Kajo-Keji leads Sunday service in the Palorinya refugee settlement. 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. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000eZvKBbHo7kw/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000eZvKBbHo7kw.jpg)
![3 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: Bishop Jones Ole Meliyio of the Kenya Evangelical Lutheran Church delivers a sermon, as he is a guest during Sunday service with congregants from the Diocese of Kajo-Keji in Palorinya refugee settlement. 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. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000z8JNAOlclRU/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000z8JNAOlclRU.jpg)
![3 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: “We welcome you. Remember, remember, don’t forget us,” sings a group of women from the Glory Vocational School, as they participate in Sunday service with congregants from the Diocese of Kajo-Keji worship in Palorinya refugee settlement. 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. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000Nbm6bc0sdtc/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000Nbm6bc0sdtc.jpg)
![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. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I000031xZVrkBb6I/fill=/fit=250x250/I000031xZVrkBb6I.jpg)
![3 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: A group of women from the Mother's Union of the Episcopal Diocese of Kajo-Keji sing during Sunday service on the fifth Sunday of Lent 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. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000CK8JwAZ1NX8/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000CK8JwAZ1NX8.jpg)
![3 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: A group of women from the Mother's Union of the Episcopal Diocese of Kajo-Keji sing during Sunday service on the fifth Sunday of Lent 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. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I000097r2i9YM2DQ/fill=/fit=250x250/I000097r2i9YM2DQ.jpg)
![3 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: A group of women from the Mother's Union of the Episcopal Diocese of Kajo-Keji sing during Sunday service on the fifth Sunday of Lent 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. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000s5E4B1q_HRA/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000s5E4B1q_HRA.jpg)
![3 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: Anglican Bishop Emmanuel Murye Modi of the Episcopal Diocese of Kajo-Keji leads Sunday service in the Palorinya refugee settlement. 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. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000jGKzAMkAqO0/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000jGKzAMkAqO0.jpg)
![3 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: A group of women from the Mother's Union of the Episcopal Diocese of Kajo-Keji march together to Sunday service on the fifth Sunday of Lent 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. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000.Rj6ohs6G00/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000.Rj6ohs6G00.jpg)
![3 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: A group of women of the Episcopal Diocese of Kajo-Keji march together to Sunday service on the fifth Sunday of Lent 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. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000F_1UBa1WaCQ/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000F_1UBa1WaCQ.jpg)
![3 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: A group of women of the Episcopal Diocese of Kajo-Keji march together to Sunday service on the fifth Sunday of Lent 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. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000YvV52wSN.Jc/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000YvV52wSN.Jc.jpg)
![3 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: Building in 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. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000Mg91T6mVD9I/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000Mg91T6mVD9I.jpg)
![3 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: 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. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000FLJqF2.f_uo/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000FLJqF2.f_uo.jpg)
![3 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: Rev. Benson Taban Simon of the Episcopal Diocese of Kajo-Keji. 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. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000xHjttNm2sJw/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000xHjttNm2sJw.jpg)
![3 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: Anglican Bishop Emmanuel Murye Modi of the Episcopal Diocese of Kajo-Keji. 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. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000KUg5LA5ILTg/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000KUg5LA5ILTg.jpg)
![3 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: Congregants from the Diocese of Kajo-Keji gather for worship under a group of tents in Palorinya refugee settlement. 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. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000YwPQIFALwVc/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000YwPQIFALwVc.jpg)
![3 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: Congregants of the Episcopal Diocese of Kajo-Keji gather for Sunday service on the fifth Sunday of Lent 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. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000xUV.NZUhQuQ/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000xUV.NZUhQuQ.jpg)
![3 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: A group of women of the Episcopal Diocese of Kajo-Keji march together to Sunday service on the fifth Sunday of Lent 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. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000lezQfTrZ2Zc/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000lezQfTrZ2Zc.jpg)
![3 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: A group of women from the Mother's Union of the Episcopal Diocese of Kajo-Keji march together to Sunday service on the fifth Sunday of Lent 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. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000oOEQuPNCkFU/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000oOEQuPNCkFU.jpg)
![3 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: A group of women of the Episcopal Diocese of Kajo-Keji march together to Sunday service on the fifth Sunday of Lent 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. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000zZJeI9zfZzQ/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000zZJeI9zfZzQ.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: Building at the Lutheran World Federation World Service basecamp in Obongi. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000c_Kh.C7UFVk/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000c_Kh.C7UFVk.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: A man drives a nail as he works on building a roof on top of a house in the Orinya village of the Palorinya refugee settlement in Obongi district, northern Uganda. 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. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000sk3xmN_0Oyg/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000sk3xmN_0Oyg.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: The child of a teenage mother plays in the Palorinya refugee settlement, Obongi district, Uganda. When the COVID-19 pandemic broke out, Ugandan schools were closed for two consecutive years. In the same period, Lutheran World Federation World Service has observed an increase in teenage pregnancies, with 1 in every 3 girls aged 15-18 now either being pregnant or having given birth to a child. The issue is not limited to refugee settlements, as the same trend is seen both in refugee settlements and among host communities. And while the problem is not new, two years of pandemic has meant a dramatic increase, from formerly 1 in every 5 girls. 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. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000Qrm8eByaSTQ/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000Qrm8eByaSTQ.jpg)
![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. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I00001tDJIf6vp7k/fill=/fit=250x250/I00001tDJIf6vp7k.jpg)
![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. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000Wn1.626kVX8/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000Wn1.626kVX8.jpg)
![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. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000u4bewTwbctw/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000u4bewTwbctw.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: Women in session 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. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000Y3wp1zTTebs/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000Y3wp1zTTebs.jpg)
![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. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000z3edDhv8dK0/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000z3edDhv8dK0.jpg)
![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. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000XarAlGSfLeE/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000XarAlGSfLeE.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: Lutheran World Federation general secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt (left) and LWF World Service country representative Jesse Kamstra (right) walk through the Palorinya refugee settlement in the West Nile area of northern Uganda. 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. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000uYMp8pg9SIk/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000uYMp8pg9SIk.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: Teak wood farmer Arumadri Adinan pictured by a group of trees he has planted with support from the Lutheran World Federation in the Palorinya refugee settlement in the West Nile area of northern Uganda. 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. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000sjgWqHfVDGg/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000sjgWqHfVDGg.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: A blue cross marks a tree in the Palorinya refugee settlement in the West Nile area of northern Uganda. The cross indicates that cutting this tree is strictly by permission from the LWF. Such markings are made in an effort to avoid deforestation in the settlement, while also preserving trees that carry cultural as well as medicinal value for the local refugee and host communities. 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. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I00008uzETINAReU/fill=/fit=250x250/I00008uzETINAReU.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Obongi district, Uganda: Lutheran Faith Kajumba, Lutheran World Federation project assistant for sexual and reproductive health pictured at the Iboa Health Centre, Obongi district of northern Uganda, where the Lutheran World Federation in collaboration with Medical Teams International provide support to malnourished refugee children and mothers. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I00009gNO5KgzyfY/fill=/fit=250x250/I00009gNO5KgzyfY.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Obongi district, Uganda: Lutheran World Federation general secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt visits the Iboa Health Centre, Obongi district of northern Uganda, where the Lutheran World Federation in collaboration with Medical Teams International provide support to malnourished refugee children and mothers. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000ZHfNOYMDbp8/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000ZHfNOYMDbp8.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Obongi district, Uganda: A girl sits on the ground with a toy of hers at the Iboa Health Centre, Obongi district of northern Uganda, where the Lutheran World Federation in collaboration with Medical Teams International provide support to malnourished refugee children and mothers. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000HDSLKbNCevU/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000HDSLKbNCevU.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Obongi district, Uganda: A woman holds a child in her lap while her other child plays with a doll at the Iboa Health Centre, Obongi district of northern Uganda, where the Lutheran World Federation in collaboration with Medical Teams International provide support to malnourished refugee children and mothers. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000tLZtaTxNL6w/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000tLZtaTxNL6w.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Obongi district, Uganda: A child plays at the Iboa Health Centre, Obongi district of northern Uganda, where the Lutheran World Federation in collaboration with Medical Teams International provide support to malnourished refugee children and mothers. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000LFjCIwfwsAY/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000LFjCIwfwsAY.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Obongi/Adjumani district, Uganda: Two men paddle a boat on the River Nile in the border area between Adjumani and Obongi districts in the West Nile area of northern Uganda. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000QwnbUtjRJI0/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000QwnbUtjRJI0.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Adjumani district, Uganda: People wait for the ferry to take them over the Nile from Adjumani district east of the Nile to Obongi district west of the nile. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000vvCbZkBPdNA/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000vvCbZkBPdNA.jpg)
![2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: Lutheran World Federation general secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt and her delegation join a moment of prayer with the staff community at the Lutheran World Federation World Service basecamp in Obongi. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000J4hfGvR5DfE/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000J4hfGvR5DfE.jpg)
![1 April 2022, Nyumanzi refugee settlement, Adjumani district, Uganda: The sun sets over a road at the edge of the Nyumanzi refugee settlement, in Adjumani district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, which 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. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000Ck1S37EQOAE/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000Ck1S37EQOAE.jpg)
![1 April 2022, Nyumanzi refugee settlement, Adjumani district, Uganda: View of the River Nile, near 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. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000FbjuuEN4_eU/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000FbjuuEN4_eU.jpg)
![1 April 2022, Nyumanzi refugee settlement, Adjumani district, Uganda: Former women's representative of Refugee Welfare Council 1, Rebecca Arual, a Dinca refugee arrived in Uganda in 2013, speaks a women's self-help group 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. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000bnx.VdG.3tE/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000bnx.VdG.3tE.jpg)
![1 April 2022, Nyumanzi refugee settlement, Adjumani district, Uganda: Rhoda Amani Deng, a Dinca refugee arrived in Uganda in 2013 who was paralyzed three years ago, speaks a women's self-help group 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. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I00005T_2MOCvKaU/fill=/fit=250x250/I00005T_2MOCvKaU.jpg)
![1 April 2022, Nyumanzi refugee settlement, Adjumani district, Uganda: Lutheran World Federation general secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt meets with a women's self-help group 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. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000x.dpmacqfac/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000x.dpmacqfac.jpg)
![1 April 2022, Nyumanzi refugee settlement, Adjumani district, Uganda: South Sudanese refugee Apyud Pyod from the Dinka ethnic group joins 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. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000NvsS50BYJKg/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000NvsS50BYJKg.jpg)
![1 April 2022, Nyumanzi refugee settlement, Adjumani district, Uganda: South Sudanese refugee Apyud Pyod from the Dinka ethnic group leads women in dance 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. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000wBmuf0WmTbo/fill=/fit=250x250/I0000wBmuf0WmTbo.jpg)
![1 April 2022, Nyumanzi refugee settlement, Adjumani district, Uganda: Tailor Scovia Maia works at her shop in the Nyumanzi settlement in Adjumani. 28-year-old tailor Scovia Maia offers up dresses and other crafted items for sale. A refugee from Nimule in South Sudan, Maia says she arrived in Nyumanzi in 2017 with skills but no tools to build a business. “Now, with help from the LWF and UNHCR, I am running a small-scale business, and I train others in tailoring too. I sleep well, and I can eat good food,” she says. 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. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I00000ZytbkjQWkw/fill=/fit=250x250/I00000ZytbkjQWkw.jpg)