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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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3 Nonprofits Safeguarding LGBTQI+ Rights

2025 was a tumultuous year for LGBTQI+ people and the nonprofits advocating on their behalf. Millions of dollars in funding disappeared from the landscape as anti-LGBTQI+ violence and rhetoric escalated globally. But there were wins amongst the losses. 38 countries now recognize marriage equality, 77 countries provide legal protection against employment discrimination, and six countries have banned nonconsensual surgeries on intersex children (Outright International).   2025 taught us that progress and setbacks can happen simultaneously, and this Pride Month, Global Impact is spotlighting three of our Charity Alliance members who continue to fearlessly champion LGBTQI+ rights in the face of adversity.   1. Outright...
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  • Charity: AJWS
  • Country: Mexico
  • Photo Credit: ProDESC

  • 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.

  • 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.

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Gueule Tapée District in Dakar 3rd Deputy Mayor inside the Town Hall discussing local and national issues with local women.
AMERICAN JEWISH WORLD SERVICE: Claiming A Seat At The Table: The Feminization Of Politics In Senegal
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.  
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