Celebrating the women who are building a better world
On International Women’s Day and everyday, we give thanks for the incredible women in our families, our communities and around the world who are fighting for social justice.
AJWS Blog
The AJWS community has a lot to say about what's happening in the world. Read our insights about the struggle for justice and human rights around the globe — and meet the activists on the frontlines of the fight to build a better world.
Learning about technology, learning about themselves: Women build their own lives in India
Sadbhavana Trust’s Leadership, Gender and Technology program combines leadership training with digital and technical skills education to equip girls and young women from marginalized communities for an increasingly online world.
Combatting COVID One Meal At A Time: Community Kitchen Created in El Salvador
Every evening in La Unión, El Salvador, hungry diners line up for delicious dinners cooked by the chefs at Comedor Las Estrellas. Perhaps, if the diners are lucky tonight, they will be serving their famous tortilla soup. The dinner they are waiting for is not from a typical restaurant in La Unión, a small rural …
The “Hamans” of our time — and the grassroots “Esthers” that fight back
Learn more about the major threats facing communities around the world and discover the work of brave activists who—like Queen Esther did in the Purim story—are standing up to injustice and changing lives for the better today.
Hope and persistence bend the moral arc toward justice
Each night at the dinner table when I was growing up, my stepfather would ask us: “What have you done for the common good today?” I realize now that his nightly question—along with my mother’s work as a teacher, education advocate and volunteer—instilled in me an obligation to repair the world. This obligation is an …