Celebrate the Poverty is Unnecessary Project October 11-31

Whole Planet FoundationUncategorized

Each year, we celebrate the Whole Foods Market® Global 5% Day that seeded Whole Planet Foundation. On October 25, 2005 these funds helped kick start the dream of alleviating poverty through microcredit where Whole Foods Market® sources products. For the past twelve years, Whole Planet Foundation has received generous support …

Microfinance in the Face of Adversity

Brian DoeField Team Blogs, Microcredit

Brian Doe is Whole Planet Foundation’s Regional Director for Africa and the Middle East.  During annual field visits to our microfinance partners, we often see them searching for better ways to help their clients. Unexpected household shocks can seriously jeopardize the livelihoods of the poorest entrepreneurs and their families. The …

Mercy Corps: Disaster Response and Preparation

Whole Planet FoundationFoundation News, Uncategorized

This blog comes to us from Mercy Corps, our microfinance partner in Nepal. WPF has funded $929,000 in Nepal since 2008, creating 12,038 microloans for entrepreneurs in the Sankhubashabha, Terhthum and Udaypur districts. The past few weeks have been devastating for hundreds of thousands of families. In the United States, Hurricane Harvey brought destructive …

The Seaweed Bath Co. Pays it Forward as Part of 10K Fund

Whole Planet FoundationEvents, Supplier Partnerships, Whole Foods Market Stores

This guest blog comes to us from Allison Grossman, Co-Founder of Austin-based The Seaweed Bath Co. From July 31-August 13, 2017, 15% of all sales of The Seaweed Bath Co. products will be donated to Whole Planet Foundation’s poverty alleviation programs. Hi, it’s Allison from The Seaweed Bath Co. here …

WPF & Partners Kick Off Virtual 10K Run on August 3rd

Whole Planet FoundationEvents, Foundation News, Supplier Partnerships, Whole Foods Market Stores

Get ready to sweat for a great cause this summer, because our second annual Virtual 10K Run happens wherever you are from August 3-7! We plan to have over 500 participants running with us during the 5-day event in order to support global poverty alleviation programs, with 100% of run …

Supplier Donors Experience Microcredit with WPF & Partners

Sandy MariscalDomestic Microlending, Microcredit, Supplier Partnerships

Papyrus-Recycled Paper Greetings, founder of Whole Planet Foundation’s 100K Fund, dives into poverty alleviation! In addition to supporting Whole Planet Foundation’s mission since 2012 with an annual contribution of $100,000, they have traveled with us to international and domestic projects to witness the impact of their generosity in the field and volunteer alongside …