The Jolkona Foundation has added Seattle education and microfinance projects to its Web site, allowing people to reach local programs with targeted small donations.

The non-profit created by husband and wife team Adnan Mahmud and Nadia Eleza Khawaja launched its Web site in June, aiming at younger donors. I profiled their venture here.

Now Jolkona is partnering with the Technology Access Foundation (TAF) and the Washington Community Alliance for Self Help (CASH).

The two TAF projects aim to reduce educational disparities between students of different racial backgrounds in the Pacific Northwest. Donors can fund after-school programs for students of color in underprivileged neighborhoods in Seattle and Federal Way. For $50, donors can sponsor snacks and field trips for TAF's TechStart program, or sponsor student council activity and books at TAF Academy. Donors receive photos from students and lists of the books purchased.

The project with Washington CASH provides money for business training to micro-loan borrowers in Washington, where 26 percent of the population is considered "working poor." Donors can fund business training for borrowers for $30, or sponsor a client to attend the non-profit's eight-week Business Development Training course for $375.

"We love Seattle and we are glad that we can utilize our platform to assist TAF and Washington CASH in addressing some of the biggest needs in our hometown," said Mahmud. "We believe poverty and lack of education are not only problems in remote villages of Africa and Asia but also close to home."