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Silent Rebels: Women in Liberia Access Justice
When there is a problem to solve, the women of Liberia know what to do: they put on their t-shirts that say “WIPNET,” (Women in Peacebuilding Network—under the umbrella of West Africa Network for Women in Peacebuilding Liberia, an AJWS grantee of nine years) and they gather. “They call us silent rebels,” says Cecilia T. …
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AJWS Earns Top Rating From Charity Navigator
Organization’s 4-Star Rating Indicates Sound Fiscal Management and Transparency New York, NY; March 9, 2012—American Jewish World Service (AJWS), an international development and human rights organization, has earned its 10th four-star rating from independent nonprofit evaluator, Charity Navigator. Four stars represent Charity Navigator’s highest rating and signify that an organization executes its mission in a …
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On International Women’s Day, Let’s Remember Why Women in India Must Have an Education
On New Year’s Day, Maya and I were eating fried pastries on the side of the road in rural Uttar Pradesh, India. I am living in this northeastern part of India as an AJWS World Partners Fellow, and Maya works with me at an NGO that promotes gender equality and women’s health. Maya rented a …
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National Week of Prayer for the Healing of AIDS
In addition to being the first full week of Women’s History Month and with Purim coinciding with International Women’s Day on March 8th, this week is also National Week of Prayer for the Healing of AIDS. AJWS President Ruth Messinger issued a statement as a National Interfaith Supporter of the week’s events: “The National Week …
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Chag v'Chesed: Purim 5772
We often look at Purim as a day of inversion and celebration: we wear masks and don costumes, make noise at Haman’s name, and eat a festive meal with family and friends. But Purim’s meaning goes far deeper than the surface and it is hardly about just masquerading and reveling; everything from the narrative of …
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AJWS Releases Report Calling for Immediate Farm Bill Reform
2012 Farm Bill Reauthorization Gives Congress a Chance to Get it Right with International Food Aid WASHINGTON, D.C.; March 1, 2012– American Jewish World Service (AJWS), an international development and human rights organization, today released its latest report, The Time is Now for Food Aid Reform: Five Reasons Why U.S. Policies are Ripe for Reform …
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Advocating for a Just Farm Bill on Capitol Hill
Originally posted on The Jew and the Carrot. “This just makes common sense, and—I think—it makes Jewish sense.” That is how Timi Gerson of the American Jewish World Service (AJWS), closed the House of Representatives policy briefing organized by the Jewish Working Group for a Just Farm Bill.
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From a Village in Uganda to the Halls of Congress: My Path to Jewish Global Citizenship
When I applied for AJWS’s Volunteer Summer program in Uganda, I knew that my stay in Ramogi Village would be temporary: seven weeks of volunteering, cultural exchange, education and travel. I never predicted that the experience would permanently impact the way I live my life—then, as a regular college student, and now as a proud …
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Where are the Women at the International AIDS Conference?
The list of plenary speakers for the 2012 International AIDS Conference was just released and something’s missing: women. How is this possible?! Now in its 19th year of existence, the International AIDS Conference is the world’s largest gathering to address HIV and AIDS. More than 20,000 participants are expected in Washington, D.C. this July to …
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3 Things the Philanthropic World Can't Stop Talking About
Originally posted on the blog of Where Do You Give? On February 3, 2012 the Yale School of Management held its 7th Annual Conference on Philanthropy: “Beyond Best Practices: Financing and Implementing Social Change.” The conference highlighted discussions that have been ricocheting around the philanthropy sector and there a few we just can’t get out …
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