Whole Planet Foundation Grant of $15,000 Empowering Entrepreneurs with the International Rescue Committee in San Diego, California Whole Planet Foundation visited our new microfinance partner the International Rescue Committee along with top donors Alaffia Anna Ankrom, Papyrus-Recycled Greetings Tony Huston, Reserveage Kaze Williams, Rishi Tea Jeffrey Champeau, Carrie Weber and …
Whole Planet Foundation Advisory Board Member Magatte Wade weighs in on #TheAfricaTheMediaNeverShowsYou On June 23rd, Rachel, a young woman from Ghana, launched the hashtag #TheAfricaTheMediaNeverShowsYou. She explained to Mashable, “I started this Campaign because I felt that it’s time the world knew the truth about Africans, to hear our stories …
This summer Planet LA Records and Whole Foods Market West Hollywood are once again teaming up to produce the Summer Nights Concert Series, presented by ALO Drink and Lifeway and benefiting Whole Planet Foundation. The first concert kicked off on June 27, with performances by Jenni Alpert, Julia Pierce and …
In the following guest blog, car2go Communications Director Adrianne Wright shares about a car2go program that has raised enough to create more than 400 microloans. At car2go, our mission is to super serve communities in helping them get from Point A to Point B with ease. Last August, we launched “ride2provide” to …
I have been working with Iddrisu, the Finance Manager at Grameen Ghana, over the course of our partnership with this small local microfinance institution in the far northern reaches of Ghana. The MFI has grown significantly over the years and with that growth comes the need to increase their oversight and …
I recently had the pleasure of meeting up again with Yamileth, the microcredit client of ACRG in Costa Rica featured in the 2015 Whole Planet Foundation calendar. Since my visit last year, Yamileth’s business has grown exponentially. Where before she was rearing four pigs, this time around the tally came in at …
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 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 …
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 …
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 …
