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American Jewish World Service

Thematic Focus Areas

Social Justice
Women & Girls
Climate Resilience
Inspired by the Jewish commitment to justice, we work to realize human rights and end poverty in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean.
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22-2584370

CFC Number

11108

Give Global Blog

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As a Global Champion, you know the impact you make by supporting international charities. Our Charity Alliance members are tackling some of the largest problems in the world, from poverty to climate change. It can be hard to imagine how charities even know where to start. To solve these global challenges, international charities connect with local, on-the-ground staff and partners in communities feeling the brunt of these impacts. This collaboration not only leads to more effective and sustainable outcomes but fosters a sense of community ownership and long-term impact. Our Charity Alliance members prioritize these critical partnerships and repeatedly see...

Charity Photos

  • Title: Rejoicing for rights
  • Charity: American Jewish World Service
  • Country: Kenya
  • Photo Credit: Jonathan Torgovnik

In Malindi, Kenya, vast salt factories have poisoned farmland and plunged families deep into poverty. AJWS grantee Malindi Rights Forum has mobilized this community to fight the factories in court and return land to the community. These women, take a moment to rejoice.

  • Title: Replanting trees in Mau Forest
  • Charity: American Jewish World Service
  • Country: Kenya
  • Photo Credit: Jonathan Torgovnik

Scouts from Kenya’s Ogiek tribe are replanting trees in the Mau Forest, their ancestral home, which has been decimated by logging and agriculture. With support from Ogiek Peoples’ Development Programme (OPDP), the community won a landmark case protecting this land for the future.

  • Charity: AJWS
  • Country: Mexico
  • Photo Credit: ProDESC

Charity Videos

Charity Impact

Gueule Tapée District in Dakar 3rd Deputy Mayor inside the Town Hall discussing local and national issues with local women.
In Senegal, women were largely excluded from politics until recently. A collective of women activists that AJWS supports, Association des Juristes Sénégalaises (AJS), has worked to change this — and is shifting Senegal’s entire political landscape in the process.