AJWS raises public awareness about the issues that directly affect our grassroots partners in the field. As part of our work as global citizens motivated by Judaism’s imperative of tikkun olam, AJWS offers a way for the Jewish community to advance a more just and secure future for all people.
Our goals are to promote social justice, human rights, global health, and an end to poverty, violence, hunger and illiteracy worldwide. We also advocate for strategies that identify and prevent conflicts and humanitarian crises before they escalate, and to reduce the vulnerability of people living in areas prone to natural disasters. AJWS seeks to influence and raise awareness about U.S. international policies and funding, as well as those of other institutions such as the United Nations, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund.
Inherent in all of our work are the values of:
Promoting equity
Ending gender-based violence
Strengthening civil society and advancing the accountability of governments and institutions to the people they serve
Our current work includes:
Conflict Prevention, Resolution and Post-Conflict Development
Darfur Action Campaign
Promoting Global Health and Human Rights
HIV/AIDS
Promoting Universal Access to Education
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