About Us

Our Mission     The History of AJS     Our Roots in Faith     Funding

Our Mission

The Association for a More Just Society (AJS) is a Christian organization dedicated to answering God's call to "act justly" (Micah 6:8). We do so by supporting efforts to promote justice in the Central American country of Honduras and by raising the awareness of people around the world about justice issues.

Objectives and Strategy

Our goal is to help transform Honduras, and the world, into a more just society.

To this end, AJS supports efforts in Honduras that promote the interests of the most poor in legislative projects, defend the rights of the most vulnerable in judicial processes, increase the awareness and democratic participation of churches to practice the Biblical teachings on justice, and publish journalistic investigations on issues that affect the poor of Honduras.

AJS also produces various online and print publications and puts on events to raise consciousness about efforts to "do justice" in Honduras, and about justice in general.

The History of AJS

The Association for a More Just Society ( AJS) was founded in 2000 in response the Biblical call for Christians to "do justice" (Micah 6:8, Isaiah 56:1, Proverbs 29:7, Isaiah 10:1-2), with the goal of helping to create a "more just society" in Honduras and around the world.

AJS's founders had seen the efforts of many other government and community organizations had not been enough to truly reduce poverty and allow communities live more fully. We also realized that those efforts often failed, not because they were flawed in themselves, but because too many policies, laws, and unethical businesses failed to respect the needs and rights of the poor. In short, these efforts failed because of injustice. Thus, AJS works to promote justice, especially for the poor and the downtrodden.

As Jeremiah 22:16 says, " 'He defended the cause of the poor and needy, and so all went well. Is that not what it means to know me?' declares the LORD."

Our Roots in Faith

As Christians we believe that remaining passive in the face of our neighbor's need is a rejection of our faith. After all, are we not called to love our neighbor as ourselves?

We believe that Christians must be a voice that cries out in the desert of oppression. The Bible presents a clear message of reproach to the unjust (James 5:1-6) and compassion for the most vulnerable. The same God who says, "Man cannot live by bread alone," also calls us to "give them something to eat" and multiplied, himself, the loaves and the fishes for a hungry crowd. Working for social justice is an act both of obedience and love. God commands us to "Maintain justice and do what is right" (Isaiah 56:1). He also reminds us that "whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me" (Matthew 25:40).

God's concern for the poor demonstrates that God recognizes us as beings with a past, present, and future—a past that God can forgive, a present that we can transform, and a future that God has secured for us. This demonstrates as well God's integral concern for his people. At AJS we claim God's messianic promise that "He will bring justice to the nations" (Isaiah 42:1).

Funding

The Association for a More Just Society (AJS) is funded mainly by individual donors as well as by several private foundations.
Learn more about giving to AJS.

Other past and present financial supporters of our main partner organization in Honduras, la Asociación para una Sociedad más Justa (ASJ), include Tear Fund, the International Justice Mission (IJM), the Christian Reformed World Relief Committee (CRWRC), Cherry Creek Presbyterian Church (in Denver, CO), Dan Church Aid (of Denmark), and Trocaire (of Ireland), and others.

Work supported by the Association for a More Just Society (AJS) has also been recognized by Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch.


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The Association for a More Just Society (AJS) oversees and funds initiatives carried out by Honduran partner organization la Asociación para una Sociedad más Justa (ASJ). AJS is a US-registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit, so all donations to AJS are tax-deductible for US taxpayers.