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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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11108

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Globally, countries lose trillions of dollars in wealth due to inequality experienced by marginalized groups. Exclusionary policies and beliefs not only lead to missed opportunities, but also perpetuate injustices for millions of underserved people. By focusing efforts on reconciling this, we can empower voices that were left behind, creating a more diverse and innovative workforce. Everyone benefits from the creation of new market opportunities, demand for goods and services, and economic expansion. This in turn generates resilience in the face of other challenges like climate change, and improves quality of life, reducing poverty internationally.   Inclusive development can be complex to...

Charity Photos

  • 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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Charity Impact

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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