Video Collection
Watch our videos to learn how AJWS is supporting people around the world who are fighting to improve the lives of millions.

Activists Up Close: Meet Samreen, Who’s Empowering Women in India to Find Work and Follow Their Dreams
Samreen grew up Lucknow, India, in a household where her mother wasn’t allowed to do…

Activists Up Close: Meet Pisey, who’s Leading the Movement for Marriage Equality in Cambodia
Ly Pisey grew up in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, where LGBTQI+ people are alienated and pushed…

Activists Up Close: Meet Misael, a Water Defender in Mexico
Misael was born into a family of Indigenous farmers in Oaxaca, Mexico — his connection…

Activists Up Close: Meet Mercy, a Girls Boxing Coach and Mentor in Kenya
Mercy Musila Musikali grew up in Nairobi, Kenya, like so many girls in her community:…

How Can Food Repair the World? Watch this Video and Find Out
Around the world, rural and Indigenous communities are working to repair the world — with food. …

Rebuilding Palu: Women Take Charge
In late 2018, Sri Haris nearly lost everything. A massive earthquake and tsunami caused unimaginable…

What We’ll Fight for in the New Year: Messages from Around the World
As 2019 drew to a close, we asked our partner organizations: What did they want to tell you about…

Hope Grows for the Ogiek People
“The forest is our heart!” Those beautiful words gave me chills when a village elder…

Playing to Win: Jyoti’s Story
Jyoti Gadari got married when she was just 17. Like many young women, she wanted…

Allies for Equality in Kenya
In the conservative coastal city of Mombasa, Kenya, LGBTQI people have faced discrimination, stigma and…

WATCH: What We Built in 2018
As 2018 comes to a close, check out our new video that looks back at…

Happy Human Rights Day! Watch Our New Video — from the Streets of New York City
Over the past 70 years since its creation, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights has…

Marching to protect women’s lives in Nicaragua
We believe that everyone has the right to live free from violence and constant threat.…

Saving El Salvador’s Mangroves
In El Salvador, local rural communities depend on the mangroves and the creatures that thrive…

Rohingya Rights Now: AJWS Speaks Out for Justice
The Rohingya people of Burma (Myanmar) are experiencing horrific violence and life-threatening persecution, simply because…

Honoring Land Rights Advocates in Kenya with a New Earth Day Video
On the coast of Kenya, salt companies have forcefully and illegally evicted rural communities from…

When Women Lead: Manju’s Story
RAJASTHAN, INDIA — At 23, Manju Kumari is already a sarpanch, the elected head of…

What I Love About AJWS
We asked our supporters what they love about the AJWS community and our work to…

We Are AJWS: A Time for Hope and Action
In a time of escalating fear, brokenness and despair, supporters of AJWS aren’t losing hope.…

Hope for Her Daughters: Rekha’s Story
“Hope for Her Daughters” tells the story of Rekha, who was married at 12 and…

I Am A Jew
At AJWS, fighting for human dignity is in our DNA.

Video: Jewish Voices for LGBT Rights
In honor of LGBT Pride Month, watch our newest video in which members of the…

New Video for Passover!
At our Passover Seders, we sing “Dayenu” (It would have been enough) to express gratitude…

Get to Know AJWS
Watch our video to learn how AJWS is supporting people around the world who are…

Building a Better World: American Jewish World Service
Learn how AJWS is supporting people around the world who are fighting to improve the…

AJWS’s special 30th anniversary video and annual report
As we wrap up our 30th anniversary year, we’re proud to share our special 30th…

Something Different for Our Daughters: Mangal & Shital’s Story
At just 14 years old, Mangal Waikar’s parents pressured her into a marriage she didn’t…

Girls Build a Better Future in India
Watch our new animated video about AJWS’s work to end child marriage in India. AJWS…

On the Road: Khushi’s Story
As a teenager, Khushi Prajapati worried for her future. Her family had lost everything. Forced…

#TBT: Let Judd Apatow Make You Laugh
As the person behind AJWS’s social media, I love nothing more than a good post…

Julienne Lusenge
Raising a voice for women amid the horrors of war

Alejandra Ancheita
Prosecuting powerful adversaries of indigenous rights

Child Marriage: Emerging Trends in News Media
Last week, I had the privilege of speaking at “Child Marriage: Emerging Trends in the…

AJWS Remembers founder Larry Phillips
American Jewish World Service (AJWS) mourns the passing of our beloved founding donor, Larry Phillips—a…

Meant for Something More
Sonali’s parents forced her to marry at age 14, and her husband turned out to…

Nursery school students help repair the world
Our President Ruth Messinger met with some adorable, charitable four-year-old students at the JCC Manhattan’s…

On the Ground in Nepal: 2nd Update from AJWS Staff
AJWS’s Director of Disaster Response & International Operations, Samantha Wolthuis, and Associate Director of Risk…

Commemorating the UN’s International Day of the Girl
Last week on October 11th, the United Nations commemorated the very first International Day of…

Interview With Ruth Messinger: AJWS’s Liberia Study Tour
An intergenerational group of American Jews recently traveled with AJWS to Liberia to learn how…

Toward Peace and Coexistence in India
This week’s New York Times article, “Justice and ‘a Ray of Hope’ After 2002 India Riots,” examines…

Video Update on the Famine in East Africa
Originally posted on the Global Circle blog.