Waking the Giant
Successful kick-off of the Waking the Giant webinars

The very first Waking the Giant Webinar took place on June 10th. We were alltogether around 40 participants around the world. Thank you for all you who contributed to the discussion on SDG5.
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Waking the Giant: Churches Together for the SDGs
19 February 2019
New York, NY, United States
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How do communities of faith promote dignity, justice, and social protection? Join us for conversation with churches from Colombia, Liberia, Tanzania and the United States as we raise awareness and partner together for positive change.
Government thanks Liberia’s faith-based organizations for education and peacebuilding
5 December 2018
The Liberian government has commended faith-based organizations for their critical role in providing education and enhancing peace building in the country.
‘Waking the Giant’ will reinforce peace efforts in Colombia
21 November 2018
The LWF initiative supporting churches’ implementation of the SDGs has been launched in Colombia, with faith and government leaders praising its potential to strengthen peace building in the country.
“As a matter of faith: leave no one behind”
12 October 2018
LWF launches global initiative adding the presence, witness and contributions of churches to Sustainable Development Goals
Churches supporting the achievement of SDGs
10 October 2018
Waking the Giant - a new initiative Churches are perfectly positioned to help realize the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In communities across the globe, churches have for years strived to attain justice, peace and development that is dignified ...
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ACT Assembly
5 October 2018
Uppsala, Sweden
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Come visit the exhibition stand of Waking the Giant at the ACT Assembly in Uppsala, Sweden. the initiative will also be presented with a plenary intervention.   More information: https://actalliance.org/act-assembly/    
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SDG Training Colombia
5 October 2018
Bogotà, Colombia
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LWF/DMD, together with the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Colombia (IELCO) and the Fundación Camino de Emaús, is planning a regional workshop on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for LWF member churches from the Latin American and Caribbean region. ...
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Waking the Giant – Annual Global Meeting
26 July 2018
Geneva, Switzerland
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Global meeting and official launch of an LWF initiative aimed at involving churches with the 2030 UN Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Zero hunger and quality education paramount to Africa
9 February 2017
Africa Pre-Assembly discusses Sustainable Development Goals (LWI) – With its commitment to raise awareness of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has asked members of the Lutheran churches in Africa ...
Addressing the root causes of poverty, marginalization and exclusion
30 August 2016
PARAMARIBO, Suriname/GENEVA, 30 August 2016 (LWI) — Many member churches of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) are already engaged with the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that address the root causes of poverty, marginalization and exclusion ...
LWF Council Resolution: Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
20 June 2016
On September 25, 2015, the United Nations General Assembly adopted 17 “Sustainable Development Goals” (UN Resolution A/RES70/1). The SDGs are a detailed aspiration of a life where most people in the world will realize a life abundant.
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