We received this story from a Whole Foods Market® store in Franklin, Tennessee. Every March, Whole Foods Market Team Members raise funds to alleviate poverty during Whole Planet Foundation’s annual Prosperity Campaign. We’re constantly blown away by the creativity and generosity of our supporters! A big “thank you!” is due …
Celebrate Poverty is Unnecessary Day October 25 Each year, we celebrate the Whole Foods Market® Global 5% Day that seeded Whole Planet Foundation. On October 25, 2005 these funds helped kickstart the dream of alleviating poverty through microcredit where Whole Foods Market® sources products. For the past twelve years, Whole …
By Roxana Newton, WPF’s Latin/North America Program Manager Whole Planet Foundation is proud to fund microfinance institutions working tirelessly to serve some of the hardest-to-reach entrepreneurs in our program countries. Field Officers, also known as Field Credit Officers or Facilitators, are invaluable to the work of our institutional partners. This …
This blog comes to us from Zoe So, WPF’s Program Manager for the Africa/Middle East region. Microfinance provides opportunities for borrowers to start and reinvest in businesses; generate income; and carve their own pathways out of poverty. But the path isn’t always so smooth. Poor households are especially vulnerable to …
In the latest edition of the WPF Field Officer (FO) Appreciation Award, the Asia/Pacific Region collected 13 nominations from our regional partners in 2016/17. Congratulations to all the finalists and honorable mention winners! The Finalists WPF awarded prizes to 5 finalists. Each finalist received a $500 prize. The prize was …
This guest blog feature comes to us from Emma Giloth of Kuli Kuli. From April 19 to May 2, for every Kuli Kuli product sold at participating Whole Foods Market stores, Kuli Kuli will plant a moringa tree and donate 15% of each sale towards funding loans for micro-entrepreneurs with Whole …
Suppliers Pledge Support in 2017 Since 2005, our partners who supply Whole Foods Market with products have given over 9 million dollars to alleviate poverty through microcredit. In 2016, partners contributed $2.1 million to help people around the world with a chance for a better life. Each year, new partners join …
Creating Prosperity Together This year, we aim to raise $3.2 million for poverty alleviation, and we just crossed the $3 million mark! We couldn’t do this without the help of our supplier partners, Whole Foods Market Team Members and shoppers, online donors, and YOU! As part of this year’s annual …
Creating Prosperity Together This year, we aim to raise $3.2 million for poverty alleviation during our Annual Prosperity Campaign. We couldn’t do this without the help of our supplier partners, Whole Foods Market Team Members and shoppers, online donors, and YOU! As part of this year’s Prosperity Campaign, Alaffia, Hain …
Alleviating Poverty around the Globe Today marks the first day of Whole Planet Foundation’s 12th Prosperity Campaign, which funds microfinance organizations and microcredit loans to alleviate poverty where Whole Foods Market® sources products. This year’s campaign goal is $3.2 million, which will give approximately 90,000 opportunities to those living in extreme poverty …
