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Injustices like racial, religious and gender discrimination take place in communities at home and around the world. These biases amplify disparities in income, opportunity and privilege – increasing poverty and creating greater imbalances in health care, housing, education and more.  

-Harassment of religious groups continues to be reported in more than 90 percent of countries.

-2.4 billion women of working age are not afforded equal economic opportunity and 178 countries maintain legal barriers that prevent their full economic participation.

-There are 64 countries around the world with laws that criminalize homosexuality.

The good news is our charity partners listed below are working to achieve social justice and ensure that no one is left behind. Their programs to ensure human rights include education to create equality, advocacy for marginalized communities, protection services and more.  

Explore the resources below to see the impact of their work.  

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At its basic level, social justice is the equitable distribution of wealth, opportunities and privileges for all people, especially underserved and marginalized populations. While this is important in America, it is also a basic, crucial need for people in developing countries. In each community, the oppressed and the oppressors vary. The drive for social justice exists everywhere, but every community has its unique needs to achieve equity. Our charity partners understand the need for local change when doing social justice work on a worldwide scale. In many countries, heightened punishments and human rights violations make the stakes higher and the…
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In 2007 the United Nations General Assembly declared the World Day of Social Justice be commemorated annually on Feb. 20. COVID-19, in addition to conflict and climate change, has exacerbated the hardships vulnerable communities have faced these past two years, creating further imbalances in areas like health care, safety, housing, basic rights and more. In 2022, it is expected that 274 million people will need humanitarian assistance and protection, which is the highest figure in decades. These factors have not dampened spirits though. We’ve seen an incredible rise in conversation, education and charitable giving toward social justice throughout the pandemic. According…
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A year ago, Global Impact said Black Lives Matter. We acknowledged some of our shortcomings and promised to better address diversity and inclusion within the organization. We committed to take action toward racial justice as individuals and a work community. Looking at the steps we outlined, it feels good to say that we have acted on each goal and continue to prioritize these ongoing action items. As we celebrate Juneteenth and its designation as a federal holiday this week, we’re reflecting on our progress through the work we’ve done and continuing to chart our path forward. Partnerships  As a leader…

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  • Title: Young Changemakers discuss their ideas
  • Charity: Ashoka
  • Country: undefined
  • Photo Credit: Ashoka

A group of young changemakers in Africa met to exchange ideas for social change.

  • Title: Ashoka Fellow Fabrice Hégron discusses his work with a panel
  • Charity: Ashoka
  • Country: France
  • Photo Credit: Jelena Stajic / Ashoka

Social entrepreneur and Ashoka Fellow Fabrice Hégron discusses his nonprofit, En Direct Des Eleveurs, at an event hosted by Ashoka’s team in France. His organization is revolutionizing the dairy industry in France by developing small-scale farming alternatives. Through new modes of production and distribution that respect the environment and offer healthy milk, he positions dairy producers as wellness partners and reconnects them with consumers. This creates a viable subsidy-free economic model to maintain a collapsing industry.

  • Title: Ashoka Young Changemakers connect in Indonesia
  • Charity: Ashoka
  • Country: Indonesia
  • Photo Credit: Ashoka

Young Indonesians selected as Ashoka Young Changemakers (AYC) bond over their shared enthusiasm for driving social change. Each young changemaker elected has launched a social venture in their community, formed peer-led teams, and co-created solutions for the good of all. The AYC network is a global community of powerful young people who are helping activate more youth-led ventures.

  • Title: A Rally for Survivors
  • Charity: ECPAT-USA
  • Country: United States of America
  • Photo Credit: ECPAT-USA

ECPAT-USA proudly joined A Rally for Survivors in Solidarity with the Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell Survivors. This was a day of community and healing for all survivors and a demand for justice and transparency. To learn more about ECPAT-USA’s work, visit www.ecpatusa.org.

  • Title: 2021 Freedom Awards
  • Charity: ECPAT-USA
  • Country: United States of America
  • Photo Credit: ECPAT-USA

Each year, the Freedom Awards gathers advocates, influencers, private industry partners, and other special guests to honor leaders in the fight to end child trafficking and other forms of sexual exploitation. In 2021, we were proud to gather virtually to honor Chip Rogers, President & CEO of the American Hotel & Lodging Association; Tina Frundt, President & Founder of Courtney’s House; and Rose Muckenthaler, NYPD/FBI Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force. Watch ECPAT-USA’s full Freedom Awards benefit at www.ecpatusa.org/freedomawards. Learn more about ECPAT-USA’s child protection work at www.ecpatusa.org/.

  • Title: ECPAT-USA’s Guide to Online Safety
  • Charity: ECPAT-USA
  • Country: United States of America
  • Photo Credit: ECPAT-USA

ECPAT-USA provides free information for youth, parents/guardians, and educators detailing the ways they can protect themselves and their children from sexual exploitation. Each safety guide is available for free online and can be easily downloaded and shared with others. Guides are available in English, Spanish, Chinese, and Vietnamese. View ECPAT-USA’s Online Safety Guides by visiting www.ecpatusa.org/onlinesafetytips.

  • Title: Dismantling Online Exploitation of Children
  • Charity: ECPAT-USA
  • Country: United States of America
  • Photo Credit: ECPAT-USA

January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month. To honor this special month, ECPAT-USA was proud to host a panel, “Dismantling Online Exploitation of Children,” with other leaders in the anti-trafficking and children’s rights communities. Together, the collective goal is to spearhead federal legislation that will require internet platforms to take steps toward the elimination of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), formerly called “child pornography.”

  • Title: 2021 Survivor Solidarity Ride
  • Charity: ECPAT-USA
  • Country: United States of America
  • Photo Credit: ECPAT-USA

Each year, the Survivor Solidarity Ride brings awareness to the reality that child trafficking is happening in every state in the nation. This ride highlights locations where survivors have indicated they were trafficked and where there have been reports of child exploitation. In doing so, it symbolizes ECPAT-USA’s solidarity with the brave men and women in its Survivors’ Council and celebrates their leadership in ECPAT-USA’s prevention programming. In 2020, ECPAT-USA rode through New York City. In 2021, as celebration of the launch of Brentwood School District Prevention Services Program, ECPAT-USA rode through Suffolk County, New York. Learn more about ECPAT-USA’s work by visiting our website at www.ecpatusa.org.

  • Title: HELEN KELLER INTERNATIONAL: A Clear Path Forward
  • Charity: Helen Keller International
  • Country: United States of America
  • Photo Credit: Helen Keller Intl/United States

For kids and adults in low-income communities in the U.S., a pair of prescription eyeglasses helps ensure success in school and the workplace.

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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.  
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Ian Zdanowicz left Poland 14 years ago to escape the homophobia and transphobia in his homeland. “Especially as a trans person and as an immigrant it takes time to rebuild your life in a foreign place and culture,” says Ian. “It can be really scary and very lonely.” His search for community in the United States led him to the Queer Detainee Empowerment Project (QDEP) where he first became a member, then a volunteer, then a staff member, until eventually becoming co-director of the organization. “Working at QDEP allows me to provide immediate support to newly arriving queer and trans immigrants hoping that they don’t have to do all that work from scratch to find their people and resources that they need,” says Ian. “We do our best to make sure that new members feel that they have a community here and that we have each other’s backs no matter…
When Deva was a toddler, her father was arrested and sentenced to a decades long prison sentence prison, shattering her family. Overnight, her mother became the sole breadwinner of the family and while she worked multiple jobs, they struggled financially. Where Deva lives in Cambodia, public school is not provided free of charge and her family simply did not have enough money for food, school fees and school materials. Deva was faced with the growing possibility of having to drop out of school to help support her family and leaving behind her dream of becoming a doctor. In 2014, a staff member from Prison Fellowship Cambodia received Deva’s information while visiting her father’s prison. The caseworker met Deva and her mother to discuss if she wanted to enroll in The Child’s Journey®, a sponsorship program for children of prisoners that provides a dedicated caseworker to ensure a safe home, nutritious…
Itumeleng Nkhabu, a 48-year-old widow, contracted tuberculosis (TB) in 2003. Then again in 2011. That was not the last time she got sick. In 2018, she was diagnosed with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), a severe form of the respiratory disease.
Colombia began to write a new history on September 26, 2016, when the national government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) signed the Peace Accord. This milestone was especially important in rural areas and for ending the conflict and constructing a stable and lasting peace in a country historically affected by violence. It also shone a light on the struggle of those working to transform the reality of their territories so that the new generations have a better quality of life and more resilient communities. However, according to figures from Indepaz, since the agreement was signed, 1,349 leaders were killed between September 2016 and August 2022. In response, the Pan American Development Foundation (PADF) and the U.S. Agency for International Development have been implementing the “Somos Comunidad” program in 10 municipalities since 2020: Cáceres, Caucasia, Tierralta, Valencia, San Jacinto, El Carmen de Bolívar, El Guamo (Bolívar), Santander de…
“The concept behind AdvocacyWeek was quite new and very important for me. It provided a framework to educate people on the fact that LGBTQ rights are human rights. This led Taiwan to create its biggest rally ever in 2016, with 260K people on International Human Rights Day. We were able to adopt the concept that LGBT rights are part of Human Rights into our advocacy. I secondly learned the format to do advocacy work at the UN, from agenda setting, developing annual goals, inviting different countries’ and regions’ activists, to creating a platform, and then starting a conversation with officials. We adopted this strategy and systematic approach in our lobbying agenda during Taiwan’s Marriage Equality campaign.” Jennifer L. Marriage Equality Coalition Taiwan (Taiwan) (now Outright International).