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26.2 miles on the road to rights
On November 1, I will be running the New York Marathon in support of American Jewish World Service! My AJWS story began in Senegal in the summer of 2007. I was a graduate intern at Tostan (a long-time AJWS grantee) which does incredible human rights work in communities across Senegal and throughout Africa.
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AJWS Bay Area: What’s Happening
The monsoon is ending in Nepal. You probably won’t see this news making headlines, but it is of great interest to AJWS supporters and others moved to send aid in the wake of the tragic earthquakes earlier this year.
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The fisherwomen of Nyakakoma: Reflections from the Democratic Republic of Congo
“I came here 23 years ago from Goma to visit my friend, and never left,” said Mama Colette. I was immediately drawn to Colette when I saw her—one of just two women—in a roomful of nearly 80 fishermen in Nyakakoma, North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Even though she had been silent for …
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Reflections on President Obama’s visit to Kenya
by Gitahi Githuku and Caroline Kouassiaman For over a month prior to President Obama’s visit to Kenya, “POTUS” was the hot topic of conversation, as much of the country was captivated by Obama’s first visit to his father’s homeland as President. The fact that President Obama had kin in Kenya coined the popular term “Our …
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Why Obama Should Address Human Rights in Kenya
President Obama will make his historic visit to Kenya this weekend—his first trip to his father’s homeland as president. As Kenya’s people eagerly anticipate his homecoming, AJWS’s Kenyan grantees are urging President Obama to address the critical human rights issues affecting marginalized communities in Kenya—including women, girls, LGBT people, and Kenya’s rural populations. Since 2004, AJWS has supported grassroots organizations in Kenya that …
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Ruth Messinger, President of American Jewish World Service, to Join World Bank CEO Jim Yong Kim at Religion & Sustainable Development Conference
MEDIA ADVISORY International and Faith-Based Leaders to Discuss Building Partnerships to End Extreme Poverty Messinger Also To Join Panel on Religion and International Development Washington, DC—Ruth Messinger, president of American Jewish World Service (AJWS), America’s leading Jewish international development and human rights organization, will moderate the “Public Sector Leadership Perspectives” panel featuring World Bank CEO …
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American Jewish World Service Congratulates State Department for Release of Annual Human Rights Report
Washington, D.C. – American Jewish World Service (AJWS), the leading Jewish international development and human rights organization, applauds U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and the State Department on the release of the Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2014. This report helps guide U.S. government and foreign policy assistance and also underscores threats …
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With SCOTUS ruling behind us, Obama must turn to LGBT people around the world
New York, NY – American Jewish World Service (AJWS), the leading Jewish international development and human rights organization, applauds the U.S. Supreme Court for delivering this historic victory for marriage equality. “This is a magnificent achievement for our country,” said Robert Bank, executive vice president of AJWS. “Although it may be tempting to view this …
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Empowering Artisanal Miners: Reflections from the Democratic Republic of Congo
Eric Kajemba sat across from me at our hotel in Bukavu, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s South Kivu province. After many hours of driving back from our site visit with Eric’s organization and AJWS grantee L’Observatoire Gouvernance et Paix (OGP), my AJWS colleagues and I were tired. Eric was not. Somewhere in his mid-50s, he has an easy laugh and an undying enthusiasm for his work.
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“We formed our union to have a collective voice”: Reflections from the Democratic Republic of Congo
Takuinja Ruzibuka of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)’s South Kivu province rises before dawn to cook, get her eight children ready and work on the family’s vegetable plot for a few hours. Only then does she trek down to the Zola Zola tin mine near Nzibira, where she has been a twangaise (stone breaker) for 19 years. The mine sits on land given in a government concession to multinational corporation BANRO.
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