American Jewish World Service (AJWS) is an international development organization motivated to Judaism's imperative to pursue justice.

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AJWS Responds to Floods in Haiti and the Dominican Republic

AJWS is responding to the humanitarian crises in Haiti and the Dominican Republic following Hurricanes Gustav, Hanna and Ike. More arrow

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Download the Recent Conference Call

Listen to Mia Farrow and Nick Kristof speak about the current situation in Darfur and hear Ruth Messinger discuss the new AJWS campaign to stop the flow of small arms from China to Sudan. More arrow

Alumni Spotlight

This past summer, the AJWS-AVODAH Partnership piloted the Double Impact Social Justice Grants program, designed to broaden the experience and deepen the skill sets of AJWS and AVODAH alumni committed to anti-poverty work and to offer support to organizations working on anti-poverty issues domestically and abroad. Please read the interviews with three of our alumni grantees. More arrow

Separating the Best from the Rest

Charity Navigator honors AJWS among standout nonprofits that have received seven consecutive 4-star ratings. More arrow

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