American Jewish World Service (AJWS) is an international development organization motivated to Judaism's imperative to pursue justice.

» November 25, 2009

The Meeting of Climate, Food Insecurity and Darfur

The BBC reported yesterday that climatic factors have been cited as reasons for several recent conflicts, including the conflict in Darfur. AJWS has been a leader in addressing the crisis in Darfur but it's not often that we pause to attribute some of the possible causes... MORE

Global Spotlight

Hunger, Nutrition and HIV/AIDS

It’s a sobering reality: to die of hunger or die of AIDS. Food insecurity knows no borders but its effects are far more consequential for those bound up in other systemic problems. For people living with HIV/AIDS, the effects of food insecurity are particularly profound. More

Breast Cancer Screenings Animate U.S. but Remain Rare in Developing Countries

As the debate continues to animate the U.S. media and raise questions about the vulnerability of women’s health policies, such a conversation would garner little public attention in the developing world where women have little or no access to information about women’s health issues at all. More

Mutual Impact: AJWS Volunteer Corps inspires participants; empowers NGOs

Volunteer Corps, AJWS's volunteer service program for experienced Jewish professionals, focuses on the human resource needs of grassroots organizations. Since its inception in 1994, the program has placed over 700 volunteers with our partners in Africa, Asia, and the Americas. The impact of the experience—on both volunteers and NGOs—goes both ways. More