Force of Nature: How One Liberian Woman is Inspiring Thousands to Stand Up for Their Rights
Liberia is also a land of strength, resilience and promise. Martha Karnga, of the women’s group BAWODA, is empowering women to stand up for their rights.
Global Voices The Blog of American Jewish World Service
The AJWS community has a lot to say about what's happening in the world. Read our insights about the struggle for justice and human rights around the globe.
Collecting vs Collectivizing Adolescent Girls: What’s the Difference?
The international development field is turning an unprecedented level of attention to adolescent girls right now, identifying them as symbols of change for their communities. This has led to increased investment in bringing girls together, but are all these efforts able to empower girls?
Suddenly Stateless: The successes in the struggle
This story is part of a series of blog posts marking the third anniversary of the court decision that sparked a statelessness crisis in the Dominican Republic. Despite all the accounts of adversity since the 2013 Dominican court ruling, some Dominicans of Haitian descent have successfully applied for documents, restored their nationality and enjoyed the …Read More
Suddenly Stateless: The people behind the headlines in the Dominican Republic
After the Dominican Republic Constitutional Court’s infamous ruling retroactively stripped citizenship from hundreds of thousands of Dominicans of Haitian descent three years ago, a complex, highly-politicized crisis unfolded.
Suddenly Stateless: Three Years after the Dominican Citizenship Decree
Three years ago today, the Dominican Republic’s constitutional court stripped the citizenship of hundreds of thousands of people, leaving them without a country to call home.
A Rosh Hashanah Message from Mayim Bialik
Rosh Hashanah has a dual identity. It is the anniversary of the creation of the world and, at the same time, also a day of moral reckoning. This simultaneous celebration and reckoning is reflected in the Rosh Hashanah liturgy, which says, “Today is the birthday of the world, today all of the world’s creatures stand in judgment.”