American Jewish World Service
http://ajws.org/
Charity Category:
Hunger & Poverty
AJWS is an international development organization motivated by Judaism's imperative to pursue justice. AJWS is dedicated to alleviating poverty, hunger and disease among the people of the developing world regardless of race, religion or nationality.
Funds hundreds of grassroots organizations working to promote health, education, economic development, disaster relief, and social and political change in the developing world.AJWS offers service volunteer opportunities and advocates for global change; raising awareness and influencing U.S. international policies and funding in relation to human rights, global health and poverty; advocating for U.S. engagement to help find peaceful and just resolutions to the world's worst conflicts and to provide support to rebuild societies devastated by crisis. AJWS educates the American Jewish community about global issues.