AJWS is joining the World Bank and more than 30 faith-based organizations to end extreme poverty by 2030.
Our President Ruth Messinger joined the World Bank and leaders from more than 30 faith-based organizations today to launch a major global campaign, #faith2endpoverty. It is our faith-based obligation to improve the lives of every man, woman, and child living in extreme poverty affected by this crisis. The #faith2endpoverty campaign includes a statement of Moral Imperatives that acknowledges our commitment to inspire others to join in this cause; reasserts the beliefs that unify the world’s major religions in massive efforts to combat extreme poverty; and attempts to galvanize greater action from within the world’s faith community. Simply put, we need to construct a new paradigm of socially inclusive and environmentally sustainable economic growth that eliminates extreme poverty.
“AJWS is deeply gratified to endorse the joint Moral Imperative statement because as an organization motivated by the Jewish commitment to justice, rooted in Jewish values and Jewish historical experience, we are committed to realizing human rights and ending extreme poverty in the developing world,” said Ruth Messinger.
World Bank President Dr. Jim Yong Kim convened a diverse group of faith-based organizations and religious leaders to discuss the goal of ending extreme poverty, recognizing each group’s distinctive roles and strengths in this massive undertaking. Ruth Messinger has joined several interfaith leaders to build a statement of Moral Imperatives to end extreme poverty. You can join our fight to end poverty by 2030 by joining the #faith2endpoverty conversation on social media and spreading the word to your family, friends, and colleagues.
Together, we can end extreme poverty by 2030.
