We live in a time when the news flashes before our eyes—a rollercoaster ride of stories that appear and vanish almost hourly. In this landscape, many critical struggles for human rights never make the front page.
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RAJASTHAN, INDIA — At 23, Manju Kumari is already a sarpanch, the elected head of her rural village. And she’s one of a rising number of women in India filling these political positions, ever since the government reserved a proportion of village leadership seats for women. But in the face of longstanding gender inequality and …
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We asked our supporters what they love about the AJWS community and our work to build a better world. Here’s what they shared!
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I think we are all ready for 2018. This year, we have witnessed storms that battered parts of the U.S. and the Caribbean, earthquakes in Mexico, famine in East Africa, and the horrific mass murder of the Rohingya taking place in Burma.
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In a time of escalating fear, brokenness and despair, supporters of AJWS aren’t losing hope. Learn how we’re harnessing optimism to build a better world together.
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Millions of children around the world are suffering from violence, hunger and discrimination—from Rohingya children living in squalid refugee camps in Bangladesh, to girls in Uganda who are recovering from sexual abuse in the aftermath of Uganda’s civil war. Fortunately, AJWS’s grantees are restoring hope, dignity and human rights for children who face injustice all over the world.
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AJWS is partnering with the Osher Marin JCC to launch a special edition of our Books Beyond Borders club in Marin! Four times a year, we will feature a book and film pairing that connects to AJWS’s mission to promote human rights and end poverty in the developing world.
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Earlier this year I had the privilege to speak at the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival as part of a panel following a documentary called Little Stones, which follows the lives of four women using art to empower other women and girls in the developing world.
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At a time when voices of intolerance and bigotry are growing louder, I am grateful that the AJWS community has never wavered in its commitment to building a more just and equitable world.
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While our country and world face numerous challenges, especially with the U.S. government’s proposed slashes in funding for global human rights and withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement, AJWS’s community is speaking up and showing our commitment to defending the rights and dignity of all people.
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