Today, we mark the International Day of Forests, a day to commemorate forests and to raise awareness about the vital role they play in the lives of people and in the health of our planet. Forests across the globe act as our lifelines. They sustain life for countless creatures, provide livelihoods to millions, and serve …
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During a four-week trip, made possible through AJWS funds, Tun Khin met some of the 615,000 Rohingya refugees who escaped persecution at the hands of the Burmese military and made the perilous journey by foot and by boat to camps in neighboring Bangladesh.
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Since 2000, AJWS grantee Las Reinas Chulas (“The Badass Queens), a Mexican feminist cabaret troupe, has been using the power of theater to ignite debate and activism in a country where people face formidable challenges such as discrimination, violence and injustice.
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Rescue workers were still responding to the catastrophic earthquake of September 7 that struck southern Mexico when, just 12 days later, the country was jolted by another quake—this time in the capital of Mexico City.
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Today marks one year since Hurricane Matthew struck Haiti and neighboring Dominican Republic, and left behind a trail of destruction that claimed more than 500 lives and displaced over 175,000 people. Haiti’s southern peninsula bore the brunt of the hurricane’s fury, where powerful winds and heavy floods destroyed millions of homes, ravaged large swathes of farmlands and decimated precious livestock.
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In the tiny town of Santa María Jaltianguis nestled in the mountains of Oaxaca state, dozens of little schoolchildren at the Escuela Tadeusz Kosciuszko are receiving a big lesson—both inside and outside the classroom.
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This story is part of our series to mark the two-year anniversary of the 2015 Nepal earthquakes. Read the first and second stories in our series. Woman warrior: Radhika’s story All her life, Radhika Sapkota has been a fervent advocate for women’s rights. The discrimination she faced as a child in a society that viewed …
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This story is part of our series to mark the two-year anniversary of the 2015 Nepal earthquakes. Read the first and third parts of our series, too. Determined to make a difference: Sarita’s story As the ground below her rumbled forcefully, Sarita Lamichhane heard screams and cries from all corners. “Everyone was scared,” she recalled. …
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As we mark two years since Nepal’s devastating earthquakes, we draw inspiration from the brave responders who rushed to the frontlines of relief efforts despite suffering personal losses and setbacks. Today, these leaders continue to help their communities get back on their feet and rebuild the country—brick by brick, village after village. The April 2015 …
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Coastal homes reduced to rubble, acres of land covered with toppled trees, walls bearing high water marks left behind by floods—these are common sights across Haiti’s devastated southern peninsula in the wake of Hurricane Matthew, which struck six months ago today. The storm made landfall during the early hours of October 4, 2016. Powerful …
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