American Jewish World Service

July 13, 2008

Website: http://www.ajws.org/
American Jewish World Service (AJWS) was established in 1985, with the goal of “empowering people throughout the world to achieve justice and self-sufficiency through the promotion of human rights, education, economic development, healthcare and sustainable agriculture.” Ruth Messinger serves as president of the organization.
AJWS promotes human rights and dignity throughout the world on the basis of Judaism's "broad, deep, and detailed tradition of social justice and social responsibility", and believes that Jews have a particular obligation to fight against genocide.
AJWS operates in Central and South America, working on rural development and poverty projects; Africa, focusing on economic development and fighting the spread of HIV/AIDS; and Asia, assisting displaced persons and rebuilding communities destroyed in the 2004 tsunami.
Although the organization is not active in the Israeli-Arab conflict, they provided grants to Hadassah Medical Organization’s Mount Scopus Hospital (2002-3) and to Makassed Hospital in East Jerusalem (2001-2).
According to AJWS’s 2005 Annual Report (the most recent available), the organization receives the bulk of its financing from individual donors, foundations and federations in America.
NGO Monitor found no evidence of political statements by AJWS officials or in organization publications.

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