We Lead The  
  Jewish Response  
  To Global Crises  

We engage Jewish communities globally to live out their values through creating social enterprises that can make a concrete and lasting difference in assisting their vulnerable non-Jewish neighbors. Tikkun in Action provides seed grants to emerging Jewish leaders; recent awards have gone to projects aiding the Roma community, combating poverty, integrating refugees, promoting women’s health, and supporting disabled people.

From Indonesia to Nepal, from the Philippines to India, we’re on the ground when disaster strikes, working with communities to not just recover but truly rebuild — crafting innovative, sustainable solutions, and developing local capacity to ensure that the most vulnerable people in the hardest-hit towns and cities come back stronger than ever and are better prepared to mitigate future emergencies. During the pandemic, we’ve leveraged a century of rescue and relief experience to launch a comprehensive response: handwashing stations, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for medical clinics, food delivery, and community awareness campaigns reaching millions.

Though women and girls still lag behind in achieving equal levels of health, education, and earnings in many parts of the world, they are also powerful agents for social and economic change and a source of hope for promoting resilience. Together with local partners, we work to catalyze innovative economic opportunities for women to thrive and to “imagine more” for themselves, their families, and their communities.

Living in Ethiopia for more than 30 years, JDC Medical Director Dr. Rick Hodes holds a clinic in the basement of a crowded public hospital in Addis Ababa, treating impoverished patients with spinal deformities. A CNN Hero with five honorary doctorates, Dr. Hodes has given hundreds a second chance at life. Looking ahead, we’re focused on sustainably transitioning our JDC-run clinic to build the capacity of Ethiopia’s most talented doctors and nurses, as well as developing other innovative public health initiatives across the continent.

JDC’s Tikkun Olam Ventures (TOV) fts smallholder farmers, along with their families and communities, out of poverty by deploying market-based solutions, Jewish philanthropy, and Israeli know-how. Through TOV’s revolving philanthropic loan fund, farmers purchase Israeli agriculture technology, are trained in best practices, and improve and increase their crop yields and sales. In turn, the farmers repay their loans, replenishing the fund so capital can be provided to new TOV farmers.

We engage Jewish communities globally to live out their values through creating social enterprises that can make a concrete and lasting difference in assisting their vulnerable non-Jewish neighbors. Tikkun in Action provides seed grants to emerging Jewish leaders; recent awards have gone to projects aiding the Roma community, combating poverty, integrating refugees, promoting women’s health, and supporting disabled people.