This month, Satva Living is generously donating 5% of sales to help microentrepreneurs around the world change their own lives. Learn more about their connection to communities where we fund microcredit in the guest blog below. This month from May 13-26th Satva Living is donating five percent of sales to …
Mercedes Recognized for Her Dedication to Serving Microcredit Clients in Paraguay
Mercedes is one of ten Field Officers we have recognized for their work in Latin America and the Caribbean, and works with our microfinance partner in Paraguay, Fundación Paraguaya. Whole Planet Foundation funds Fundación Paraguaya in the sugar cane producing region of Villarrica, where the success of the program depends on dedicated …
Guest Post: Madécasse Shares Stories from Madagascar
In the following guest blog, Tim McCollum, one of the co-founders of our partner Madécasse, shares the brand’s connection to Madagascar, where Whole Planet Foundation funds microcredit through the Premiere Agence de Microfinance. We’re excited to deepen our partnership through new co-branded chocolate bars! We want people to know what Madagascar …
Guest Blog: Roots in Peru – Navitas Naturals Began with Maca
Through the sales of select Navitas Naturals products during the month of April, the brand hopes to raise $20,000 to generate 104 new microloans, helping 520 people lift themselves out of poverty. This is an especially exciting promotion because Whole Planet Foundation partners with Pro Mujer to fund microcredit in Peru, a land …
The MFI of the Year for Africa/MENA Region Awarded to INMAA in Morocco
The MFI of the Year for Africa/MENA region was awarded to our partner in Morocco, INMAA, an organization that has demonstrated consistent growth over recent years. Following a 2009-10 crisis of the once celebrated Moroccan microfinance sector, INMAA had lost half its clients. This crisis was due to unchecked rapid growth, over-indebtedness …
Learn About Our New Project in Zambia
We have recently added a new project in Zambia to our Africa portfolio. We are partnering with MicroLoan Foundation, a British registered charity that has operated in Malawi since 2002. They began a small Zambia operation in 2009 just across the border from their Malawi head office. At the end of 2014 …
Nguyen Thi Hang Honored with a Field Officer Award for Team ALL STAR
Field Officers play a crucial role in the success of microfinance. In July 2014, we piloted a new Field Officer Appreciation Award in the Africa/MENA region. With the success of the award in Africa, we are continuing to show appreciations to Field Officers in each region where Whole Planet Foundation funds microcredit. In …
42 Days of Fu(n)(d)raising Wrap Up
Thank you Whole Foods Market stores and Team Members for posting 346 Instagram entries during 42 Days of Fu(n)(d)raising, showcasing all of the different ways we are coming together to alleviate poverty in 63 countries around the globe. Here are the four winners wrapping up 42 Days of Fu(n)(d)raising: Whole Foods …
Lisa Purrington: Inspired by microcredit clients in Madagascar
In 1976 and I was a young woman applying for my first credit loan so I could buy a sewing machine. It was an electric machine with 3 basic stitches for about $120.00. Forty years later I realize how easily I got that loan and how much I have taken …
This Week’s 42 Days of Fu(n)(d)raising Winners
We have seen more than 300 posts using the hashtag #wpf42days, with amazing events and beautiful creations by Whole Foods Market Team Members in support of the Annual Prosperity Campaign! Our supplier partner Hain Celestial generously sponsored the appreciation gift for Thursday, March 26, and we couldn’t be more grateful …