Weltfriedensdienst e.V.
The Weltfriedensdienst e.V. (Cilvil Peace Service) is a long-standing partner, which supports Leka Gape since many years. The foundation of the Shelter for women and children has been mainly supported by financial aid of the Weltfriedensdienst.
The Weltfriedensdienst e.V. (WFD) was founded in 1959 in Berlin as a political and confessional open working group. The formation of the society was a response to the horrendous experiences of the Second World War and also to Germany’s decision to re-arm only ten years after the end of the war.
The founding members, among them the Magdeburg Pastor Lothar Kreyssig, wanted to create an international peace service in order to make a contribution to overcoming conflict and poverty in the world through the coordinated work of volunteers.
The Weltfriedensdienst was part of the reconciliation services which also included the Action for World Solidarity (ASW) and Action Reconciliation Service for Peace (ASF).
Today the WFD supports grassroots initiatives in Africa, Palestine and Latin America.
In addition the WFD carries out an intensive education public awareness programme in order to help ensure that the problems of the South are not forgotten here in Germany.
The Weltfriedensdienst sees its work as engagement for a more just world.
A Development Services Organisation.
The WFD is one of the seven development service institutions recognised by the Federal Government and is thus authorised by the law governing development workers to mediate the provision of cooperation partners to projects supported by the WFD.
Contact:
Weltfriedensdienst
Hedemannstraße 14
10969 Berlin
Tel: +49 (0) 30 25 39 90-0
Fax: +49 (0) 30 2 51 18 87
info@wfd.de
www.wfd.de