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http://ajws.org/where_we_work/asia/cambodia/womens_network_for_unity_wnu.html 5538896 No Exit News - MTV and the trafficking law in Cambodia BlipTV http://blip.tv/file/1582238/ AeGLDoLaSg 16_9

Grantees from Cambodia and Thailand respond to the MTV Exit Campaign against trafficking and exploitation.

http://ajws.org/where_we_work/asia/india/vikalp_womens_group.html 5538378 Vikalp (Women's Group) YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFM6vMG0whg qFM6vMG0whg 16_9

Vikalp (Womens Group) advocates for womens voices and perspectives on issues including violence against women. It works to influence government programs and effect transformations at the political and legal level.

http://ajws.org/where_we_work/asia/india/vikalp_womens_group_1.html 14904838 Vikalp (Women's Group) YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFM6vMG0whg qFM6vMG0whg 16_9

Vikalp (Womens Group) advocates for womens voices and perspectives on issues including violence against women. It works to influence government programs and effect transformations at the political and legal level.

http://ajws.org/where_we_work/africa/uganda/traditional_and_modern_health_practitioners_together_against_aids_and_other_diseases_theta.html 5539496 Traditional and Modern Health Practitioners Together Against AIDS and Other Diseases (THETA) YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNdwydSOgBs KNdwydSOgBs 16_9

Traditional and Modern Health Practitioners Together Against AIDS and Other Diseases (THETA) was established in 1992 to provide traditional healers with the skills necessary for STD/HIV/AIDS education, counseling, prevention and patient care and support.

http://ajws.org/where_we_work/asia/india/rural_organization_for_social_education_rose.html 5539142 Rural Organization for Social Education (ROSE) YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzlbsf3I6bw dzlbsf3I6bw 16_9

ROSE was founded in 1993 by a group of activists in Tamil Nadu to organize landless women laborers, promote natural and organic farming, preserve the environment and promote the teaching of ecology.

http://ajws.org/where_we_work/asia/india/rural_organization_for_social_education_rose_2.html 14899059 Rural Organization for Social Education (ROSE) YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzlbsf3I6bw dzlbsf3I6bw 16_9

ROSE was founded in 1993 by a group of activists in Tamil Nadu to organize landless women laborers, promote natural and organic farming, preserve the environment and promote the teaching of ecology.

http://ajws.org/where_we_work/asia/india/rural_organization_for_social_education_rose_1.html 5539072 Rural Organization for Social Education (ROSE) YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzlbsf3I6bw dzlbsf3I6bw 16_9

ROSE was founded in 1993 by a group of activists in Tamil Nadu to organize landless women laborers, promote natural and organic farming, preserve the environment and promote the teaching of ecology.

http://ajws.org/where_we_work/africa/uganda/platform_for_labour_action_pla.html 5538721 Platform For Labour Action (PLA) YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmntCO_NzS4 xmntCO_NzS4 16_9

PLAs mission is to promote rights awareness for vulnerable and marginalized workers. The organization advocates for work-based rights as an essential and integral element of poverty eradication, emphasizing the principles of democracy and good governance for improved livelihoods and productivity.

http://ajws.org/where_we_work/americas/dominican_republic/movimiento_de_mujeres_dominico_haitiana_mudha.html 14749425 AJWS grantees in the Dominican Republic respond to the crisis in Haiti YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4OSQ9oHPwk k4OSQ9oHPwk 16_9

Following the earthquake in Haiti, AJWS grantees mobilized caravans to bring aid from the Dominican Republic to Haiti. They were among the first responders bringing aid across the border into Port-au-Prince and neighboring affected areas.

http://ajws.org/where_we_work/africa/uganda/kamwokya_christian_caring_community_kccc.html 5539468 Kamwokya Christian Caring Community (KCCC) YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRyCL8Z3ARE wRyCL8Z3ARE 16_9

Established in 1987, KCCC is a community faith-based organization that aims to mitigate the psychosocial, spiritual and economic impact of HIV/AIDS in the Kamwokya community. KCCC's programs and activities take an integrated approach to development, AIDS care and prevention, counseling, social support and spiritual guidance.

http://ajws.org/where_we_work/africa/zimbabwe/girl_child_network_gcn.html 28750418 CNN Heroes: Betty Makoni CNN http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/living/2009/06/04/cnnheroes.betty.makoni.profile.cnn http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/living/2009/06/04/cnnheroes.betty.makoni.profile.cnn 4_3 Zimbabwe native Betty Makoni founded the Girl Child Network to provide a haven for young victims of sexual abuse.
http://ajws.org/where_we_work/africa/ethiopia/ethiopia_reads.html 9574678 CNN Heroes: Yohannes Gebregeorgis YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hM1rU-Wr18 9hM1rU-Wr18 4_3

Ethiopia native brings free public libraries and literacy programs to thousands of children in his homeland.

http://ajws.org/where_we_work/africa/kenya/centre_for_rights_education_creaw.html 23834031 Centre for Rights Education and Awareness (CREAW) YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgVdagVr7XE XgVdagVr7XE 16_9

Ann Njogu, the executive director of Centre for Rights Education and Awareness (CREAW)—an AJWS grantee—has been instrumental in building CREAW as an organizational leader in eradicating sexual and gender-based violence to help Kenya become a country that actualizes womens rights, increases womens access to legal education and trauma counseling, and sustains a national peace-building process.

http://ajws.org/where_we_work/americas/el_salvador/asociacion_salvadorena_de_derechos_humanos_entre_amigos.html 5538166 Entre Amigos YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsTftputFFg CsTftputFFg 16_9

Originally a project of El Salvador's NGO network against AIDS (FUNDASIDA), Entre Amigos works to promote and defend the human rights of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) population and people living with HIV/AIDS.

http://ajws.org/where_we_work/asia/thailand/asia_pacific_network_of_sex__workers_apnsw.html 14961209 No Exit News - MTV and the trafficking law in Cambodia BlipTV http://blip.tv/file/1582238/ AeGLDoLaSg 16_9

Grantees from Cambodia and Thailand respond to the MTV Exit Campaign against trafficking and exploitation.

AJWS recognizes the powerful potential of girls to effect social change in the developing world and is providing long-term support to grassroots organizations that focus on girls’ empowerment, providing girls with access to educational, health and economic resources.

AJWS joins the Girl Effect in its pursuit of the powerful social and economic change brought about when girls have the opportunity to participate.

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