When India declared a full, police-enforced lockdown in March to halt the spread of COVID-19, it immediately became the largest single response to the pandemic on earth: 1.35 billion people confined to their homes. But the lockdown quickly revealed dramatic, unintended consequences—including a severe surge in domestic violence. Indeed, India’s National Commission for Women recently …
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In India, Mexico, Uganda and beyond, AJWS grantees are fighting everyday to protect their communities against COVID-19. These activists and social change organizations are on the frontlines of the pandemic in the developing world. AJWS will continue to stand by all of our grantees in 19 countries during this global crisis—and we will update you on …
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Right now, the organizations AJWS supports are courageously fighting on the frontlines of the pandemic in the developing world. AJWS will continue to stand by all of our grantees in 19 countries during this global crisis—and we will update you on their life-saving work right here. Indonesia As the nation with the fourth largest population …
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Across the world, COVID-19 is ravaging low-income communities unprepared to take on a global pandemic and its economic effects. This crisis is compounded by authoritarian governments who are both refusing to lead with the public’s interest in mind and capitalizing on this global pandemic to assert and strengthen their power. To learn more about how …
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Facing hunger, persecution, unemployment and more, vulnerable communities across the developing world are suffering greatly through this crisis. The activists and social change organizations AJWS supports are on the frontlines of the pandemic. AJWS will continue to stand by all of our grantees in 19 countries during this global crisis—and we will update you on their …
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