In India, AJWS grantees are reimagining how homeless shelters can be ‘gender responsive,’ helping women and LGBTQI+ people in crisis with a trauma-informed, compassionate and holistic care. Learn how these new tactics are changing, and saving, lives.
About us
American Jewish World Service is the leading Jewish organization working to fight poverty and pursue justice in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean. Through philanthropy and advocacy, we respond to the most pressing issues of our time—from disasters, genocide and hunger, to the persecution of women and minorities worldwide. With Jewish values and a global reach, AJWS is making a difference in millions of lives and building a more just and equitable world. In 2021, AJWS supported 502 grassroots organizations in 18 countries, enabling them to continue and expand their work to build a more just and dignified world for the most vulnerable people on earth.
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Employees at American Jewish World Service (AJWS)
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Venus Devnani
Organizational leader fighting for social justice and human rights around the world
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Jeanne Turner
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Ilana Shapiro Yahdav, MPA, ACGRS
Supporting Moms Through Identity Shifts Postpartum | Matrescence Coach | Grief Advocate
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Risa Zoll
Vice President, Institutional Funding and Operations at Planned Parenthood of Greater New York, Inc.
Updates
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Kenya's coastal communities have been devastated by drought and famine in recent years. But a group of young women, with support from AJWS, have created Climate Action Clubs that are rising to the challenge:
Girls Lead on Climate Action in Rural Kenya
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Despite violations to freedom of speech and the press, Asociacion de Periodistas y Comunicadores Independientes, a group AJWS proudly supports, has persevered to deliver the truth to Nicaraguans—and the world. Felicidades on this prestigious award!
PCIN recibe Premio de Derechos Humanos en Alemania
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American Jewish World Service (AJWS) reposted this
Everyone says this is the most important election of our lifetime. Everyone is right. Thank you to The Forward for publishing my thoughts on our Jewish obligation to think of those who are vulnerable beyond U.S. borders.
This election, the Jewish commitment to human rights is on the ballot
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This Indigenous Peoples Day, meet an activist from Kenya Indigenous Youth Network, an organization we are proud to support, as he fights for the rights of Indigenous people in his community. Today and everyday, we proudly assert that Indigenous Rights are human rights!
What it means to fight for Indigenous people's rights in Kenya
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We are horrified by the news of the devastating gang attack in Haiti. The Haitian people deserve safety, and a democratic government that will safeguard their human rights. We stand in solidarity with those living through this horror, and are proud to support grassroots organizations fighting for peace and security.
At Least 70 People Dead in Gang Attack in Haiti
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BREAKING: Thailand’s landmark marriage equality bill was officially written into law as of today! We applaud the LGBTQI+ rights activists who worked for years to make this happen. AJWS is proud to have supported this movement, and we will be cheering on the couples who begin to wed in January of next year. Love wins!
Same-sex couples in Thailand to tie the knot starting January as marriage equality bill becomes law
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How can the expansion of authoritarian regimes be countered across Latin America and the Caribbean? Join the Inter-American Dialogue and AJWS to discuss impacts and solutions on Thursday, Sept. 26 at 3pm. I'll be speaking! RSVP: https://lnkd.in/eWuJijeA
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Justice and accountability are essential in addressing human rights abuses. This has not happened in Nicaragua, particularly for the tens of thousands of Nicaraguans living in exile in the wake of the Ortega-Murillo’s brutal crackdown on civil society that began in 2018. This groundbreaking report, supported by AJWS, addresses the situation:
For Nicaraguans who have fled the Ortega-Murillo regime’s brutal crackdown since 2018, the human rights abuses did not end when they crossed the border. They have not received justice for the atrocities they faced that caused them to live in exile. And the abuse continues through state surveillance. Their family members remaining in the country face retaliation through denial of health care and government services. My colleagues have supported groundbreaking work on the quest for transitional justice through this excellent report- click below to read the executive summary. https://lnkd.in/e7wrVqUJ
Executive-Summary_Eng.pdf
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We believe that reproductive rights are human rights, which is why we stand with activists in the Dominican Republic in speaking out against keeping the country’s total abortion ban. Rosalba Karina Díaz, from the AJWS-supported group Dominican Community of Leadership and Inclusive Spaces, shared passionately in this article that the criminalization of abortion in the DR would increase the discrimination that women, girls and LGBTQI+ people already face.
Dominican activists protest new criminal code that would maintain a total abortion ban
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