Thanks to Papyrus-Recycled Greetings for contributing this blog post. We are pleased this company values entrepreneurship and expression and that its core values resemble the mission of Whole Planet Foundation. At Papyrus-Recycled Greetings, we inspire personal connections like no other company can with greeting cards and gift-giving accessories that make life’s moments more …
Volunteering in Ghana
A big thanks to Morgan Peretti, a former Whole Planet Foundation Team Member, and Whole Foods Market Team Member volunteer alumni for contributing this blog post about her experience volunteering in Ghana. Earlier this summer I had the amazing opportunity to go on the Whole Foods Market Team Member Volunteer …
Stellar Winery’s Stellar Work
A big thanks to Stellar Winery for contributing this blog post. We’re pleased that Whole Foods Market Team Member Volunteers were able to visit Stellar Winery in this year’s program in South Africa. Whole Planet Foundation is funding microlending programs in South Africa where Whole Foods Market sources wine through Stellar Winery. …
Amazing Grass Commits $50,000 in 2015
We are thrilled to have Amazing Grass join our Supplier Alliance for Microcredit fund in 2015, committing $50,000 for microcredit, reaching 270 individuals. Thanks to Landon from Amazing Grass for contributing this post! Amazing Grass is from farms not factories! Our family roots date back over 70 years of perfecting the growing harvesting, dehydrating and …
Tea, Cattle and Poverty Alleviation
A big thank you to Teatulia for contributing this post. Read on to see what tea, cattle and poverty alleviation have in common. We at Teatulia have a simple mission: to sustain the land and the people while producing great-tasting organic tea. A lofty goal, yes – and one we’re proud …
Mobile Microfinance Solutions in West Africa
Additional funding from Whole Planet Foundation (WPF) grows the partnership with Aga Khan Development Network for mobile microfinance solutions and improving the options for families in West Africa. In one of the world’s poorest regions, WPF and its partners are exploring how to use mobile technology to expand savings services …
Greyston Bakery’s Cookies are Changing Lives
Summer just got a whole lot sweeter with Greyston Bakery’s brand new Cookie Thins that are changing lives! For over 30 years, our motto has been, “We don’t hire people to bake brownies, we bake brownies to hire people” and now we’re adding cookies to the mix! They are the …
Fresh Nature Foods Commits $10,000 to Alleviate Poverty
We’re proud to have Fresh Nature Foods join our Ten Thousand Dollar Fund to alleviate poverty and help change the lives of nearly 150 impoverished families for generations! A big thanks to Ryan from Fresh Nature Foods for contributing this post. You say garbanzo, I say GREEN garbanzo? That’s right folks. …
Alleviating Poverty In Vietnam
We are proud to announce our second generation project with TYM in Vietnam. Our commitment of $1,003,000 over the next 3 years will assist TYM in expanding low cost collateral free credit in two new provinces that are characterized as poor and remote. The goal is to provide additional opportunities …
Jewelry That Supports A Cause
It all started when I was 14, and back in high school. I just came from lunch, and was slowly trudging to my World Geography class for what I thought would be just another boring lesson. Luckily, as cheesy as it sounds, it ended up being a lecture that I …