The Lutheran World Federation Nepal (LWF Nepal) is a country program of LWF/DWS that has been working with marginalized and disadvantaged communities for over 28 years in the areas Emergency Response and Disaster Risk Management, Sustainable Livelihoods and Peace, Reconciliation and Human Rights.
Established in 1984, LWF Nepal is one of the leading international NGOs in the areas of humanitarian and development works with the poor and oppressed people. It adopts empowerment, human rights-based, integrated and collaborative approach while designing and implementing humanitarian and development programs. LWF
Nepal started working in Nepal with relief and rehabilitation operations. Based on the learning and changing needs of the society and the poor and oppressed people, it gradually changed its working approach to community empowerment and human rights-based approach to development.