Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “madagascar”
By Daniel Zoltani, WPF Global Programs Director with contributions from our field team: Brian Doe, Zoe So, Claire Kelly, and Roxana Newton During Quarter 1, we disbursed $571,000 to our microfinance partners and celebrated a milestone of 2 million microloans funded since inception. Our field team visited 15 countries. Latin …
By Daniel Zoltani, WPF Global Programs Director with contributions from our field team: Brian Doe, Zoe So, Claire Kelly, and Roxana Newton During Quarter 1, we disbursed $571,000 to our microfinance partners and celebrated a milestone of 2 million microloans funded since inception. Our field team visited 15 countries. Latin …
Jonathan Martinek shares another beautiful story from his experience as a Whole Foods Market Team Member Volunteer in Madagascar: Prior to my Whole Foods Market Team Member Volunteer experience in Madagascar, I gave little thought to chocolate. As a long time professional cook and WFM TM for the last three years, …
Alessandro, a Whole Foods Market Team Member Volunteer to Madagascar shared this beautiful story and video from his 2015 trip to Madagascar – it will make you feel like you were there! In my short video, you will find included some of the best moments that I had the opportunity to …
Jon Martinek went on the Whole Foods Market Team Member Volunteer trip to Madagascar in 2015 – below, he shares a recipe he picked up along the way! The staple foods of rural Madagascar are humble rice and beans cooked over an open fire with little seasoning beyond salt, onions and occasionally …
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 …
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 …
