Category Archives: Global Circle
Goodbye Summer, Hello India… Join Us this February!
We know India is at the top of your travel list, but what does it really mean to travel with Global Circle? Experience India through our eyes and delve into the intricacies of Indian society. Travel alongside your peers (after
How America Gives
Originally posted on the Where Do You Give? Blog The Chronicle of Philanthropy recently put out a stud buy cheap viagra online uk y showing how Americans give, by zip code, by tax bracket, by politics and by faith. It’s
Finding Community among LGBT Jews
I have recently started partnering with Global Circle. Beginning with the screening of “Call me Kuchu,” a film sponsored by AJWS and Global Circle to shed light on Uganda’s anti-homosexuality bill. After that, we have been promoting Equal Ground, a non-profit
Looking to Volunteer Abroad? Join AJWS!
AJWS Volunteer Corps is a unique opportunity for Jewish professionals to embark on substantive volunteer assignments in developing countries overseas with grassroots NGOs that are fighting poverty and working at the intersection of international development and human rights. What is
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Tagged Jewish Professionals, Volunteer, Volunteer Abroad
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Shaking My Way to Social Change
Lately, it feels as though every conversation I have with friends and family somehow ends up turning to the topic of my future. Just mentioning the fact that I will be a senior in college seems to be a trigger
Wide-Eyed Innocence – Reflections from Uganda
A bit more than a week ago, a crispy grasshopper challenged its way down my throat. With cracking smiles, three teens from Kampala, Uganda handed me strange bug in a bustling street market and said, “Eat. It’s good!” As it
Reflections, Knowledge, & Questions: Global Circle In Uganda
For the past eight days I embarked on a journey through Uganda with AJWS Global Circle. Along with 14 dedicated young leaders and professionals from around the United States and Mexico, all eager to learn about AJWS’s work in the
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Tagged Global Justice, Grassroots, Human Rights, Poverty
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Making Sense of Life After Trip to Uganda
Pretty much everyone has seen the Kony 2012 video that went viral a few months ago. Despite its ensuing controversy, it told the basic facts of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in northern Uganda. It detailed how Joseph Kony and
Uganda Post: Prayers for Gloria
Yesterday we left Obim primary school and said good-bye to 1,320 students and their 18 teachers. Among these beautiful faces was Gloria, a 14-year old girl whose education will end in a few months. Gloria speaks better English than most
Spotlight on Giving by Design: Interview with Karen Pittelman
Originally posted by Pursue: Action for a Just World. Our Where Do You Give? kick off event is coming up on June 20! Meet one of our speakers, Karen Pittelman, who uses her privilege to make change in the world.
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Tagged Jewish Values, philanthropy, Where Do You Give
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