Every evening in La Unión, El Salvador, hungry diners line up for delicious dinners cooked by the chefs at Comedor Las Estrellas. Perhaps, if the diners are lucky tonight, they will be serving their famous tortilla soup. The dinner they are waiting for…
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Combatting COVID One Meal At A Time: Community Kitchen Created in El Salvador
Every evening in La Unión, El Salvador, hungry diners line up for delicious dinners cooked by the chefs at Comedor Las Estrellas. Perhaps, if the diners are lucky tonight, they will be serving their famous tortilla soup. The dinner they are waiting for…
The Kenyan Organization Raising Funds and Fighting LGTBQI+ Stigma with a Poultry Breeding Program
Photos courtesy of EMAC Empowering Marginalized Communities (EMAC), an AJWS grantee partner in Kenya, has two major goals supporting their local network of LGBTQI+ organizations and fighting against anti-LGBTQI+ stigma in their communities. Amazingly, …
Venus Devnani McClelland Named Executive Vice President of American Jewish World Service
To drive meaningful social impact, organizations must be at the vanguard of justice and change, developing people-forward programs and practices that center marginalized communities in every aspect of mission delivery. Venus Devnani McClelland Named Ex…
A Year After Dual Disasters Hit Guatemala, Communities on the Road to Repair
In early November 2020, Hurricane Eta tore through Guatemala’s Caribbean coast and on to the north-central region of Ixcán, leaving many communities that AJWS supports in tatters. Just two weeks later — communities still reeling from the carnage of Hur…