MDG 8 and Jolkona
Develop a global partnership for development The final of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals is developing a global partnership for development. …
MDG 7 and Jolkona
Ensure environmental sustainability As we near the end of our series on the United Nations Millennium Development Goals and how they relate …
MDG 6 and Jolkona
Combat HIV/AIDs, Malaria and other diseases Continuing our series on how the United Nations Millennium Development Goals relate to Jolkona, we look …
MDG 5 and Jolkona
Improve maternal health Today we look at the fifth goal in our series on the United Nations Millennium Development Goals. Goal five …
Partner spotlight: The importance of educating women and girls
To celebrate International Literacy Day, here’s a post written by Katie Murray at Barakat, one of our nonprofit partners, about the work …
Child Mortality and Jolkona
Child health and mortality Goal 4 of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals is reduce by two-thirds, between 1990 and 2015, the …
UN MDG 3 and Jolkona
The MDGs and Gender Equality The third goal of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals is “Promote gender equality and empower women.†…
UN MDG 2 and Jolkona
MDG 2: Achieve universal primary education Today we continue looking at the connection between the United Nations Millennium Development Goals and Jolkona. …
UN MDG Goal 1 and Jolkona
MDG 1: Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger A few weeks back we began our discussion of the Millennium Development Goals and Jolkona. …
10 Reasons to Support Women Grassroots Leaders through Jolkona


Yesterday Jolkona launched a Groupon campaign to support a 10-week training fellowship for women grassroots leaders from around the world. This is …
The Millennium Development Goals and Jolkona
Here at Jolkona, we like to talk about how our projects line up with the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). But …
3 Ways to Celebrate Earth Day with Jolkona
Earth Day—April 22 of every year—is a day dedicated to inspiring and mobilizing people all around the world to demonstrate their commitment …
From Whales Tales to Education: Let’s not Discount the Giving Experience
Many of us are aware of a certain online coupon company using Super Bowl air time to launch some much-talked about ad …
HIV/AIDS: Combating a Modern Pandemic
In the early 1980s, doctors noticed an emerging threat to public health. Patients would arrive with severely compromised immune systems and become …