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AJWS currently supports over 150 projects in 16 countries throughout Africa. AJWS grantmaking in the region funds organizations that are promoting community-driven health initiatives; protecting and promoting women’s rights at the grassroots level; empowering youth through access to education, and, bolstering marginalized communities before, during, and after conflicts and natural disasters.

In East Africa – Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda – AJWS supports women’s and children’s rights-focused organizations that are fighting HIV/AIDS, promoting development activities, creating programming for adolescent girls, and working on disaster and conflict mitigation.

In Southern Africa – Namibia, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe – AJWS focuses on organizations addressing the impact of HIV/AIDS at the local level, linking them to international AIDS resources and supporting economic empowerment activities for families living with AIDS.

In West Africa – Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal – AJWS targets women’s and human rights focused organizations carrying out health and economic development activities.

In conflict-affected countries – Democratic Republic of Congo, Somalia and Sudan – AJWS supports the provision of emergency aid and trauma relief to displaced communities, community-based disarmament, de-mobilization and reintegration campaigns, and ensuring the participation of women and youth in the transition from conflict to peace.

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/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/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/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/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.

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