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Global aid writ Lutheran
“We see hope in the small things,” says LWF World Service director Maria Immonen, “but also despair—because the solutions are right there, just out of our reach.”
Maria Immonen, director of Lutheran World Federation World Service (Photo by Arni Danielsson / LWF)
Maria Immonen is director of the Lutheran World Federation World Service, the humanitarian and development arm of the LWF. She holds a master’s degree and honorary doctorate from the University of Helsinki and has spent her career working in global humanitarian assistance and sustainable development.
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