Millions of children around the world are suffering from violence, hunger and discrimination—from Rohingya children living in squalid refugee camps in Bangladesh, to girls in Uganda who are recovering from sexual abuse in the aftermath of Uganda’s civil war. Fortunately, AJWS’s grantees are restoring hope, dignity and human rights for children who face injustice all over the world.
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In August, the Supreme Court of India struck down “triple talaq,” a practice that had allowed Muslim men to divorce their wives merely by saying or writing the word “talaq” (divorce) three times.
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Food sovereignty—people’s right to define their own food and agricultural systems—can be a matter of life and death.
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Research around the globe is helping us better understand why some girls marry very young, while others wait to marry—and often enjoy greater education, income and freedom in the process.
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After months of planning, it wasn’t clear whether Awaaz-e-Niswaan’s bicycle rally was going to happen. More than 70 teenage girls waited near a busy Mumbai intersection, fanning themselves every so often in a vain attempt to stave off the afternoon heat.
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