Empowering Individuals in the Global Community Through Entrepreneurship

Through innovative assistance for entrepreneurship - including direct microcredit loans and tangible support for the other community partnership projects - we seek to unleash the energy and creativity of every human being we work with in order to create wealth and prosperity in emerging economies.

"Whole Foods Market's philanthropic philosophy is now helping improve the lives of tens of thousands of people every year."

John Mackey
Co-Founder of Whole Foods Market


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Borrowers in the Caribbean Coastal Village of Guadalupe We recently traveled to the northern coast of Honduras and visited four of the borrowers we support in the Garifuna community of Guadalupe...
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Videos

Whole Planet Foundation Overview (4.5 minutes)
Video of Garifuna borrowers in Honduras (4:50)
Muhammad Yunus Visits WPF Project in Costa Rica (13:34)
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Foundation News

Grameen Guatemala- A Glimpse into the Life of a Borrower

Aug. 6, 2008

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Whole Planet Foundation E-Newsletter

We recently published our 2nd quarterly E-Newsletter- check it out!

Jul. 29, 2008

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Whole Foods Market’s® Whole Planet Foundation Raises More Than One Million Dollars with Prosperity Campaign to Empower Nearly 35,000 Individuals through Micro-entrepreneurship

Whole Foods Market Arlington Store Raises More Than $25,000 of All Funds Raised Companywide

Jul. 22, 2008

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Hooray For Arlington! #1 in Prosperity Campaign

The Arlington store in Virginia was number one in the Prosperity Campaign, raising $25,652 through the generous donations of our guests and team members... read more

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