In September 2014, Whole Planet Foundation made its largest funding commitment to date continuing to support the exceptional work of CASHPOR Micro Credit. $3.61MM was authorized as a local currency zero percent interest loan. The deeper partnership was spurred by CASHPOR’s laser focus on serving the poor while incorporating the …
Whole Planet Foundation’s Field Officer Appreciation Awards: Africa and the Middle East
Whole Planet Foundation wants to acknowledge the achievements of the Field Officers who work for our microfinance partners around the globe. In July 2014, we piloted a new Field Officer Appreciation Award in the Africa/MENA region. In total, this region includes 22 partner institutions that collectively employ more than 6,000 Field …
Whole Foods Market Regional President Releases New Album in Support of Poverty Alleviation
Thank you to Patrick Bradley for contributing to this post and supporting Whole Planet Foundation through this album release! Deducing from the new CD cover photograph of keyboardist/composer Patrick Bradley standing in front of mega-power satellite dishes – looking like a pioneering master of aviation from a bygone era …
ORGANIC INDIA: We Are One, And Poverty Is Unnecessary
Thank you to the ORGANIC INDIA team for contributing to this post! It was hard to ignore the surprise in their eyes when we walked into the village. These women, with their weathered skin wrapped in a rainbow of faded-but-fine saris, were not accustomed to seeing westerners in person. …
Celebrate Poverty is Unnecessary Day with Us!
It may not be a national holiday or a day recorded in the history books, but for 851,000 people worldwide and for us, October 25 is an important date! It is the day Whole Foods Market launched Whole Planet Foundation with a mission to fight global poverty through microcredit. Nine years later, …
Vitalah, Creators of Oxylent, is Now Making Monthly Donations
We are grateful to have Vitalah donating monthly to support microentrepreneurs around the world. Thanks to Lisa Lent, Founder and CEO of Vitalah, for contributing this post! Vitalah, creators of Oxylent, is pleased to donate monthly to the Whole Planet Foundation, to help support the foundation’s mission of alleviating poverty …
Papyrus-Recycled Greetings Joins Whole Planet Foundation’s Mission
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 …
Plan with a Purpose: New Whole Planet Foundation Calendars are Coming Soon!
Whole Planet Foundation’s 2015 calendars will be available at Whole Foods Market U.S. stores starting October 17! The calendars, which support our microlending programs in 61 countries, cost $3.50 apiece and include $35 worth of coupons for natural and organic products. The calendar also features photos and stories of microcredit …
Client Stories from our partners Grameen Ghana and One Acre Fund
This quarter we received these two special client stories from our partners Grameen Ghana and One Acre Fund. Samata, a client of our partner Grameen Ghana “Whole Planet Foundation support has made me a true entrepreneur” – A story received from our partner Grameen Ghana in northern Ghana. “I am …
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 …