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There isn’t a moment to lose. This year aims to deliver 2 billion COVID-19 vaccines to more than 100 countries, but we need your help. Together let’s make history. Find out more: Unicef.org/partnerships/ic-letter
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Excited to announce that the University of Nevada Reno Dean's Future Scholars program is now an AJA Foundation grantee. Noemi is a perfect example of the power of mentoring and college pathway programming.

Noemi Gomez Martinez Noemí Gómez Martínez is a first-generation Latina and proud Nevadan who holds dual Bachelors’ degrees in Business Management Administration…

Youth mentoring and education foundations and non-profits across the country have been working hard for the past year to continue to provide services to the kids who need them most. Learn more about how AJA Foundation grantee is making a difference for kids, even during COVID. https://www.ajafoundation.org/news/trident-swim-foundation/mentoring

Today is which marks the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1945 where over 1.1 million men, women, and children were murdered by N***s and their cohorts. If we don't learn from the mistakes of the past, we are condemned to repeat them.

Today we honor and celebrate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. A servant leader who shaped his community, his country, and the world.

There is no more important measure of a society than a criminal justice system that is truly fair at every level. We are honored to support the Innocence Project's critical work exonerating the wrongly convicted and reforming the system itself by structurally ridding it of the stains of prejudice and abuse of power that cause these convictions in the first place," Andy Astrachan, founder AJA Foundation. https://www.ajafoundation.org/news/innocence-project-thanks-aja-foundation-for-generous-gift/

Innocence Project Thanks AJA Foundation for Their Generous Gift - AJA Foundation Thanks to a generous matching gift from the AJA Foundation, the Innocence Project exceeded its end-of-year fundraising goal. We’re so grateful to the AJA Foundation for their partnership over the years and the hundreds of donors who took advantage of this matching gift opportunity to double their ...

Wishing you a happy, healthy and peaceful 2021!

Donate to the Innocence Project The Innocence Project works to free the innocent and reform our criminal justice system. Donate today.

Each day we have the privilege of working with extraordinary people who are oftentimes the one and only adult or mentor in a child's life. We are proud to support programs that help to level the playing field for children. To learn more about the programs AJA Foundation supports visit Ajafoundation.org

We are grateful to people like 15 year old McKenna who support . Through crowdfunding she raised enough to sponsor two wells ensuring hundreds of people in remote villages in Guinea have access to clean, safe water for a lifetime. Visit waterforguinea.org to learn more.

So beautiful we just had to repost! The AJA Foundation has been a proud supporter of Three Angels Haiti for 13 years. Three Angels believes in the health and care of the whole child, every day. Education, nutritious food, medical care, a welcoming place of safety.
“History will judge us by the difference we make in the everyday lives of children." - Nelson Mandela

Sharing some great health information (for men and women!) from our grantee, The Prostate Cancer Foundation https://www.pcf.org/blog/top-10-things-to-know-lifestyle-factors-and-chronic-disease/

Top 10 Things to Know: Lifestyle Factors and Chronic Disease | Prostate Cancer Foundation Sometimes, you don’t have time to read long emails, and you just want the bullet points about what’s really important. Here’s a list of 10 important things you can do to decrease your risk of chronic diseases like cancer, obesity, heart disease, and diabetes. Adopt an “anti-inflammatory diet...

Revisiting the waterforguinea.org website and discovered an update to the video which includes scenes from our visit to the country last December. AJA Foundation is proud to partner with UNICEF to deliver clean, safe water to thousands of people. Please visit the website and watch the video to learn more about the impact of water on lives in rural Guinea.

UNICEF Water for Guinea from UNICEF USA on Vimeo

It was nearly a year ago that we visited our water well project in Guinea and met this beautiful girl. She is one of the thousands of children who are now attending school because she no longer has to spend her days fetching water.

A really great introduction to Innocence Project during their special event last night, "A Call to Justice." Watch and learn about problems with our criminal justice system that have impacted people who have been sentenced for crimes they did not commit.

Evening of Thanks: A Call to Justice For the first time ever, we’re bringing the Innocence Project’s fall event to all our supporters throughout the country to express our thanks to everyone…

Reposting from because October is ! Before nearly 20 people per minute were physically abused by an intimate partner in the United States. As we navigate through the pandemic, we are discovering a substantial increase in domestic violence. In honor of , we are asking you to invest in the growing number of women and children who have the courage to flee during a global pandemic, the women and children who suffered in silence during quarantine, the women and children who are determined to defy the odds and reclaim their lives. This October show the courageous women and children that

Rafael Ruiz was convicted of crimes he did not commit on February 27, 1985. With the help of Innocence Project he was exonerated on January 28, 2020. He served 24 years. 9,290 is the number of years that clients of Innocence Network Organizations have collectively spent wrongfully convicted. Visit https://buff.ly/3nGS3zP to learn more about this case and others.

"Music is a more potent instrument than any other for education" - Plato. AJA Foundation is proud to support new grantee Pianos for People in St. Louis, MO in support of music education and mentoring.

Sometimes when we hear a stat like "4 million people in rural Guinea don't have access to clean water," it's hard to really imagine what that might look like. This is Harriette, a wonderful woman who is overjoyed because her village now has a well and access to clean, safe water. Her granddaughters no longer spend their days fetching buckets of water for their family and are attending school. This is the power of water. Water is life.

Reposting sweet thank you notes written to from MaCES (Maywood Center for Enriched Studies music students. It's great to see kids benefitting from music education even during these difficult times. We are happy to have been able to provide funding for the important work they do to keep music education programs alive in the U.S.

to our field visit to Guinea, West Africa to learn first hand the impact of clean water, or the lack thereof, on everything from health to economics. What a privilege to travel with these remarkable women. UNICEF learn more here: https://www.ajafoundation.org/news/unicef/

You can’t spell truth without Ruth. May she Rest In Peace.

We are always so happy to see Trident Swim Foundationstudents graduate from high school and go onto higher education. Congratulations Robert Burgos & Henry Alimonte and enjoy college!

Great to see kids striving for excellence through the Trident Swim Foundation mentoring program.

Save the date and get your teams together for The Great Relay LA! Our biggest fundraiser of the year will take place with social distance guidelines at the the Culver City Plunge pool on October 24 from 2-6 PM. Look out for an email with more info coming soon!

https://www.pcf.org/news/the-prostate-cancer-foundation-and-robert-f-smith-announce-new-effort-to-address-health-disparities-for-african-american-men/

The Prostate Cancer Foundation and Robert F. Smith Announce New Effort to Address Health Disparities for African American Men | Prostate Cancer Foundation LOS ANGELES, Calif., July 21, 2020 – The Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) and Robert F. Smith, founder, chairman and CEO of Vista Equity Partners, announce a new effort to reduce deaths from prostate cancer, one of the largest health disparities facing African American men today. “As African Ame...

The Southern Poverty Law Center is dedicated to fighting hate and bigotry targeted at the most vulnerable members of society. The SPLC fights through litigation, education, and other forms of advocacy and in hopes of equal justice and opportunity. The SPLC closely monitors and exposes hate groups across the nation and has recently released their 2019 “Hate and Extremism Report,” which actively tracks and reports on hate groups throughout the year.https://www.ajafoundation.org/news/the-southern-poverty-law-center/

The Southern Poverty Law Center - AJA Foundation The Southern Poverty Law Center is dedicated to fighting hate and bigotry targeted at the most vulnerable members of society. The SPLC fights through litigation, education, and other forms of advocacy and in hopes of equal justice and opportunity. The SPLC closely monitors and exposes hate groups ac...

Step into the world of Harlem Grown founder Tony Hillery in this story originally published on Medium. Since 2011 the AJA Foundation has supported Harlem Grown’s mission to inspire kids in Harlem to lead healthy and ambitious lives. Through mentorship, hands-on education in urban farming, sustainability, and nutrition Harlem Grown is changing lives.
Read more about what Tony is doing for his community during COVID-19: https://medium.com/goodthings2020/uncle-tony-18e9c1612c60

AJA Foundation is proud to support the #1 philanthropic organization funding prostate cancer research globally. In May, the Prostate Cancer Foundation shared major news in the continued fight against metastatic prostate cancer —the breakthrough designation and FDA approval of Lynparza as a viable treatment option for a specific type of prostate cancer as well as a new medication, Rubraca.

These approvals are an important testament to the value of early foundational work which can bear multiple fruits in the form of new treatments, even many years later.

AJA Foundation announces the launch of its website. Click on our link in bio to learn about our mission and grant guidelines.

Understanding that the “playing field” of opportunity tilts substantially and unfairly towards those coming from advantage and that nobody succeeds on their own, AJA Foundation is dedicated to leveling the playing field by investing globally in organizations providing equal access to resources addressing fundamental human needs and human rights.

AJA Foundation updated their business hours.