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What Can One Person Do to Empower Women?

Mar 11, 2010 9:45am

I know these stories are difficult to digest as many of Kristof’s are, but it is crucial for us to read about them, learn about them and, most importantly, talk about them. We can live our lives day-to-day never knowing about or thinking about others who are suffering so much...

National Women’s History Month & the Jolkona Foundation

Mar 4, 2010 9:00am

As part of our global focus, we're spending the month of March appreciating the past and looking to the future. We're highlighting our women-focused projects that are creating lasting change around the world. We're also honoring the obstacles women have overcome in the past and how those women inspire us...

Race Against Hunger

Feb 9, 2010 8:18am

This guest post contributed by Action Against Hunger - one of our partner organizations. The beginning of the year means many things-New Year’s resolutions, increasingly brighter days, budding flowers and baby animals. But for the Race Against Hunger team, the first of the year means only one thing: the beginning of our...

New Year, New Projects

Jan 31, 2010 11:08pm

We are excited to welcome 2010 with a lot of new projects. Here are the newest projects you will find on our website: We are excited to welcome Ashoka to the Jolkona community. You can now support an Ashoka Youth Venture project right here in Seattle to encourage youth led journalism. Jolkona...

The Gift of Giving

Jan 25, 2010 2:21pm

Imagine something that has been proven to make you happier, healthier and more confident while being environmentally friendly, and having absolutely no adverse side effects. I am not referring to a new miracle drug or infomercial for aroma-therapy candles, but simply the act of giving. People have long known that...

Options to Help Haiti

Jan 14, 2010 6:11pm

Our heartfelt condolences go out to the people and families in Haiti affected by the recent tragic earthquake that has claimed thousands of lives and affected over one third of the population. We know that there are tons of relief efforts and fundraisers going on right now to help provide...

How Jolkona Foundation Came About…

Jan 14, 2010 5:58am

Last month, I gave an interview where I discussed how I came to start Jolkona Foundation. This interview was distributed internally within Microsoft. It is my pleasure to share the article, in its entirety, with our readers. Once again, I would like to thank my employer - Microsoft Corporation - for...

Light out of Darkness

Dec 16, 2009 11:18am

This guest post contributed by Robert Rose, Executive Director of one of our partner organizations - TRIFC. Last year on my yearly project/programs visit to Nepal we had an unusual experience with a group of Nepali Rotarian friends. We all got together in the early evening at a new restaurant that at that...

Happy Holidays from Jolkona Foundation!

Dec 10, 2009 6:26pm

Dear Jolkona Foundation Supporters, Jolkona Foundation (www.jolkona.org) is a startup nonprofit organization based in Seattle that lets people choose how to impact the world through small donations with tangible proofs of impact. When we launched Jolkona Foundation to the public in June 2009, we were very excited at the potential of Jolkona...

Women Farmers in Sudan are Shaping Their Communities’ Futures

Nov 18, 2009 8:07am

This guest post was written by Yifat, on behalf of Madre, a Jolkona Foundation partner. Fatima Ahmed, the president of the Sudanese women’s organization Zenab for Women in Development, recently stopped by the MADRE office with exciting news. The ground-breaking women farmers union led by her organization had harvested a successful...