American Jewish World Service (AJWS)
Payal Patel is an experienced professional in the fields of program management, gender, and development, currently serving as Associate Director, Programs at American Jewish World Service (AJWS). Prior roles include Senior Program Officer focusing on land rights, water, climate justice, and funder advocacy, as well as Senior Program Officer for natural resource rights. Payal has also participated as an Equity in Philanthropy Fellow at Rockwood Leadership Institute and served as an Advisory Group Member for Funders Initiative for Civil Society. As an independent consultant, Payal specializes in gender and development and previously worked as a Gender and Development Specialist and Program Associate at the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW). Payal holds a BA in Economics from Wellesley College and an MA in International Development Studies from The George Washington University.
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American Jewish World Service (AJWS)
American Jewish World Service (AJWS) is a Jewish human rights and development organization that aims to realize human rights and end poverty in the developing world. It provides financial support to local grassroots and global human rights organizations working in Africa, Asia, and the Americas and by mobilizing American Jews and others in the U.S.to advocate for policies that will benefit people in the developing world. The company focused on three areas of work: advancing the rights of women, girls and LGBT people; promoting recovery from conflict and oppression; and defending access to food, land, and livelihoods.American Jewish World Service was founded in 1985 and is based in New York, United States.