Address: 45 West 36th Street, New York, NY 10018, USA
e-mail: ajws@ajws.org
Telephone: +1 212 792 2900, toll free +1 800 889 7146
website: www.ajws.org
Countries/regions:
Africa: Senegal, Liberia, Kenya, Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Cote d’Ivoire
Asia: Thailand, Burma, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, India
Latin America and the Caribbean: Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua
Topics/Subjects: political empowerment, civil liberties, sexual health and rights, international human rights, women’s rights, natural resource rights, economic justice, disaster relief, LGBTI rights
Inspired by the Jewish commitment to justice, American Jewish World Service (AJWS) works to realize human rights and end poverty in the developing world. AJWS pursues lasting change by supporting grassroots and global human rights organizations in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean and by mobilizing supporters in the U.S. to advocate for global justice. Working together, the AJWS community strives to build a more just and equitable world.
AJWS provides grants to build civil society in select countries in Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean and Asia by supporting non-governmental organizations (NGOs), community-based organizations (CBOs), other grassroots human rights groups, and larger social change organizations that are advancing human rights. AJWS partners with organizations that work on three critical issues:
1. Sexual Health and Rights: Advancing the Rights of Women, Girls and Sexual Minorities
AJWS works to increase access to services and end discrimination, violence and abuse of women, girls, LGBTI people and sex workers so that they can access the full spectrum of opportunities in society and live in health, safety and dignity.
1. Civil and Political Rights: Promoting Recovery from Conflict and Oppression
AJWS supports communities to recover from conflict and oppression, speak out against injustice and create vibrant, peaceful, societies that respect the rights of all citizens.
1. Natural Resource Rights: Defending the Right to Food, Land and Livelihoods
AJWS supports organizations that advocate for the rights of rural, indigenous and poor communities who are displaced from their land or prevented from earning a living because of mining, dams and other development that threaten their way of life.
Type of grant: Building/renovation, capital campaigns, conferences/seminars, continuing support, debt reduction, emergency funds, general/operating support, in-kind gifts, land acquisition, program development, program evaluation, publication, research, seed money, technical assistance
Grant range: $5,000-$100,000
Average grant duration: Varies, one-year or multi-year
Deadline(s): Not accepting letters of inquiry. Application by invitation only.
How to apply: Currently not accepting applications. Continue to check website for more updated information. www.ajws.org
e-mail: ajws@ajws.org
Telephone: +1 212 792 2900, toll free +1 800 889 7146
website: www.ajws.org
Countries/regions:
Africa: Senegal, Liberia, Kenya, Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Cote d’Ivoire
Asia: Thailand, Burma, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, India
Latin America and the Caribbean: Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua
Topics/Subjects: political empowerment, civil liberties, sexual health and rights, international human rights, women’s rights, natural resource rights, economic justice, disaster relief, LGBTI rights
Inspired by the Jewish commitment to justice, American Jewish World Service (AJWS) works to realize human rights and end poverty in the developing world. AJWS pursues lasting change by supporting grassroots and global human rights organizations in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean and by mobilizing supporters in the U.S. to advocate for global justice. Working together, the AJWS community strives to build a more just and equitable world.
AJWS provides grants to build civil society in select countries in Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean and Asia by supporting non-governmental organizations (NGOs), community-based organizations (CBOs), other grassroots human rights groups, and larger social change organizations that are advancing human rights. AJWS partners with organizations that work on three critical issues:
1. Sexual Health and Rights: Advancing the Rights of Women, Girls and Sexual Minorities
AJWS works to increase access to services and end discrimination, violence and abuse of women, girls, LGBTI people and sex workers so that they can access the full spectrum of opportunities in society and live in health, safety and dignity.
1. Civil and Political Rights: Promoting Recovery from Conflict and Oppression
AJWS supports communities to recover from conflict and oppression, speak out against injustice and create vibrant, peaceful, societies that respect the rights of all citizens.
1. Natural Resource Rights: Defending the Right to Food, Land and Livelihoods
AJWS supports organizations that advocate for the rights of rural, indigenous and poor communities who are displaced from their land or prevented from earning a living because of mining, dams and other development that threaten their way of life.
Type of grant: Building/renovation, capital campaigns, conferences/seminars, continuing support, debt reduction, emergency funds, general/operating support, in-kind gifts, land acquisition, program development, program evaluation, publication, research, seed money, technical assistance
Grant range: $5,000-$100,000
Average grant duration: Varies, one-year or multi-year
Deadline(s): Not accepting letters of inquiry. Application by invitation only.
How to apply: Currently not accepting applications. Continue to check website for more updated information. www.ajws.org
