The Pledge to Protect Microfinance Institutions and Their Clients From the Economic Effects of COVID-19

Brian DoeFoundation News, Microcredit, Microfinance Partners

Whole Planet Foundation has recently signed onto the Key Principles to Protect Microfinance Institutions and their Clients in the COVID-19 Crisis, supporting dialogue and collective action to help microfinance institutions support their clients in this difficult period. Similarly WPF has been following and is supportive of other similar efforts including …

Announcing the Power Your Purpose Virtual 5K on June 27

Whole Planet FoundationEvents, Foundation News

Online event aims to raise funds for entrepreneurs living in poverty Whole Planet Foundation has shifted our Power Your Purpose 5K from a physical run to a virtual run happening June 27th. While we were hopeful that we could reschedule our physical run to a date later in the year, the unknowns …

Entrepreneurship in Nepal through the Microfranchise Approach

Claire KellyAsia and the Pacific, Field Team Blogs, Foundation News, Microcredit, Microfinance Partners

Kalpavriksha is one of the newest social enterprise partners in our Asia/Pacific portfolio.  Kalpavriksha belongs to Pollinate Group and its sister organization, Asha Kiran, operates in India.  Whole Planet Foundation (WPF) typically supports organizations who use financing as a means of supporting entrepreneurship for low income communities.  Kalpavriksha’s program adds …

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Supplier Alliance for Microcredit $50,000 Annual Donors are Alleviating Poverty with Whole Planet Foundation

Whole Planet Foundation50K Supplier Partners, Supplier Partnerships, Whole Foods Market Stores

This year, we honor generous members of the Supplier Alliance for Microcredit annual $50,000 giving level who are collectively committing $650,000 in 2020 to alleviate poverty in the United States and around the world through microcredit. These like-minded brands are committed to supporting microentrepreneurs, primarily women, with opportunity. The microloans they …