10 Gifts that Give Back to Whole Planet Foundation

Olivia HaydenCookbook, Foundation News, Supplier Partnerships, Whole Foods Market Stores

As we search for perfect gifts for our loved ones, we often look for those with special meaning. Each year, with this spirit in mind, Whole Planet Foundation curates a list of gift ideas from brands helping us further our mission to fund microcredit around the world. Here are some of our …

Empowering Refugees in Lebanon with Al Majmoua

Olivia HaydenFoundation News, Travel

We’re proud to announce that this June, Whole Planet Foundation authorized funds to be distributed through microfinance institution Al Majmoua in Lebanon. Today we disbursed the first tranche of funding to this new partner. The proposed $500,000 from Whole Planet Foundation will support new microcredit loans to over 900 entry-level women …

Field Officer Appreciation Award in El Salvador

Olivia HaydenFoundation News

The success of microfinance depends on the hard work of Field Officers who work with microcredit borrowers around the world. Honoring these heroes of microfinance is one of our Field Team’s favorite quarterly initiatives. The Whole Planet Foundation Latin/North America team received many nominations for outstanding Field Officers working in …

Honoring the Memory of Doctor Harihar Dev Pant

Daniel ZoltaniFoundation News

In 2008, Whole Planet Foundation launched a partnership with Nirdhan Utthan Bank Ltd. and Mercy Corps to support the expansion of financial services in the remote eastern highlands of Nepal. I have had the absolute pleasure of visiting Nirdhan annually since 2011 and temporarily relocated to Kathmandu valley in the summer of 2013. …

#TheAfricaTheMediaNeverShowsYou

Magatte WadeFoundation News

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 …