Churches say "NO" to Violence Against Women

The docoment "Churches say `NO` to violence against Women" has been produced  as a result of a collaborative undertaking of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) memeber churches between 1999-2001. Diverse groups of women and men were invited to further reflect on the issue of violence, provide action plans to reduce it and contribute to enrichment of the text.

In response to this challenge to the member churches the LWF council in 1999 meeting, came up with a proposal to produce a document addressing the issue of violence agianst women. The desk for Women in Church and Society (WICAS) of the LWF, drafted this document "Churches say "No" to Violence againist Women"  and it suggests ways in which women, men and faith communities could work together to overcomen the sin of violence against women that hurts individuals, communities and the church's very image. to be healers, we must first heal ourselves.

The draft has been translated into different languages to reach out to a wider audience and it continues to be a successful study document to address the Sin of Violence against Women in the Church as well as in the wider Society.