Waggener Edstrom Good Deeds Campaign Raises $10,000 for Jolkona

Earlier this month, Waggener Edstrom Worldwide (WE) kicked off its second giving campaign — Good Deeds — with Jolkona. As a corporate sponsor, WE agreed to match up to $5,000 of individual donors’ contributions to projects showcased on the Jolkona website. WE was thrilled when it met its goal of raising $10,000 for Jolkona in just two weeks. It was also nothing short of blown away when we saw the resulting impact, the impact that YOU, the donors, created.

It just goes to show the substantial power of good deeds — large and small — for both individuals and the community. It’s also exemplifies why WE has deepened its partnership with Jolkona over the past year. In addition to sponsoring Good Deeds, last year WE sponsored the MatchED giving campaign, during which time WE raised $10,000 for Jolkona by matching contributions to education-related projects on its website. A few ways Jolkona recipients benefitted from funds raised include tutoring provided to students in Guatemala, books supplied to schools in Tibet, scholarships given in Zambia, and technology tools provided to U.S. schools. In addition, this summer WE facilitated an ideation session with Jolkona leaders, and this fall WE is organizing volunteering opportunities for agency employees with Seattle-based nonprofit organizations that Jolkona supports.

You can see a full list of the campaign’s impact below. Thanks to all of the donors who supported these worthy projects and for making such a significant impact in the world with your good deeds!

2 women received life skills class in USA
2 months of primary education provided in Uganda
4 stoves provided in Nepal
400 trees planted in India
6 students attended a night class in the tsunami-affect area of Japan
2 girls saved from honor killing in Iraq
8 orphans received clothes in Iraq
6 women received farming training in Sudan
2 girls received 1 year of education in Afghanistan
2 businesses showcase opportunity provided in USA
2 mothers and newborn received nutritional support in India
2 months of primary education provided in Uganda
2 women received access to clothes in USA
6 weeks of food provided in Iraq
100 trees planted in Ethiopia
6 acres of rainforest conserved in Tanzania
2 young women trained in Nepal
2 stories sponsored in United States
12 months of secondary education provided in Uganda
2 months of support provided to a student in Rwanda
4 jobs created in India
2 women received training in bio-intensive farming in Kenya
2 students received support for research project in USA
12 months of computer training provided in Guatemala
2 children sponsored in Bangladesh
2 orphans received education in Kenya
8 children saved from diarrhea in India
6 school girls received uniforms in Liberia
2 headsets provided to a classroom in USA
2 rural Tibetan girls attended day school in China
2 months of HIV treatment provided in Kenya
2 Above & Beyond awards given to homeless person in USA
160 children received 1 week of meal each in Uganda
2 hygiene kits provided in Haiti
2 homes fumigated in Bolivia
2 family toilets provided in Nepal
2 classes received notebooks in United States
2 soccer camps participant supported in United States
4 women trained in bio-intensive farming in Kenya
2 women trained in Pakistan
4 Jolkona projects added

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