American Jewish World Service (AJWS) is an international development organization motivated to Judaism's imperative to pursue justice.
Language, culture and an ocean separate Ann Njogu and Sonia Pierre, but these two women share a common goal: to build a better world for women and girls. On March 10, their bond will grow stronger when they each receive the "International Women of Courage Award"—an honor given by the U.S. Department of State for outstanding women leaders around the world who have demonstrated courage in their struggles for social justice and human rights. more 
In late January, photojournalist Evan Abramson joined AJWS grantees providing earthquake relief in Haiti. His images depict the tireless work of volunteers and organizations who are disseminating food, medical care and basic services in the weeks following the disaster. View slideshow
Twenty-five AJWS supporters traveled with AJWS to Uganda and Kenya for ten days of learning, exploration and immersion in human rights work. Joined by AJWS president Ruth Messinger and AJWS board chair Barbara Dobkin, participants experienced the grassroots activism that animates AJWS’s grantees as they work to end HIV/AIDS, gender-based violence and the oppression of sexual minorities. Read more
Tell your representative to support House Resolution 1064 that opposes the Ugandan Anti-Homosexuality Bill. Take Action
On March 19, Congresswoman Nita Lowey will join AJWS Board Member Rabbi Richard Jacobs and his congregants at the Westchester Reform Temple in Scarsdale, New York to participate in a “Global Hunger Shabbat”. The Westchester Reform Temple service will be one of more than 200 events that will take place simultaneously in synagogues, schools and homes throughout the U.S. and internationally to raise awareness about hunger in developing countries. more
Faith leaders host prayer breakfast, deliver Humpty Dumpty books to congress and run print ad urging congress to act. more
From March 1 to April 30, 2010 a portion of all funds we raise to fight global hunger will be matched by the Alan Shawn Feinstein Foundation…
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Ann Njogu, the executive director of Centre for Rights Education and Awareness (CREAW)—an AJWS grantee—has been instrumental in building CREAW as an organizational leader in eradicating sexual and gender-based violence to help Kenya become a country that actualizes womens rights, increases womens access to legal education and trauma counseling, and sustains a national peace-building process.
Following the earthquake in Haiti, AJWS grantees mobilized caravans to bring aid from the Dominican Republic to Haiti. They were among the first responders bringing aid across the border into Port-au-Prince and neighboring affected areas.
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