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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I am parachuting into the brutal realities of a population whose daily struggles I couldn’t even imagine a few days ago.
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In honor of LGBT Pride Month, watch our newest video in which members of the AJWS community share what motivates them, as Jews, to fight for the rights and dignity of LGBT people everywhere.
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Members of the indigenous Ogiek community, who made the hours-long journey from their home in Kenya’s Rift Valley to a packed courtroom in Arusha, Tanzania, erupted into cheer when judges decided a longstanding case in favor of this beleaguered community that has endured evictions from their ancestral lands. On May 26, the African Court of …
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I never met Steve Jobs. I wish I had, as I’ve devoured much that has been written about him. He seemed undaunted by difficulties or complexities. He disdained naysayers and admired those who plowed on, despite seemingly unsurmountable challenges.
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As the festival of Shavuot approaches, I am reflecting back on the revelatory experiences in my life. This past spring, I was so frantically busy that it wasn’t until I slowed down that I realized I was having an experience that was changing me in a profound way. I know I’m not the only one …
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There is no experience so transformational in understanding AJWS’s courageous and visionary grantees as witnessing their work and hearing their stories. In February 2018, Jim and Cathy Koshland are leading a cohort from the Bay Area to South India.
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