A big thanks to Carly from Harmless Harvest for contributing this post. It’s that time of year again. The trees have traded in their green summer wear for the orange hues of fall and awkward family meals are just around the corner. At Harmless Harvest, we wanted to do something …
Spreading Goodness with Every Jar
A big thanks to Kevin from Crofter’s Organic for contributing this blog post. At Crofter’s Organic we have a deep respect for food history when we ate simple, clean food produced in a sustainable way. Our certified organic, Non-GMO Project Verified, low sugar fruit spreads reflect this, without sacrificing flavor …
Why Wine is Never a Bad Idea
A case of wine for you and $10 for Whole Planet Foundation — tit for tat — as if you need a reason to drink more wine. This month MacMurray Ranch Wines support our work. Read on to learn more about their brand… Nestled in the Middle Reach of Sonoma’s Russian …
Grameen Ghana Client Profile
Gaining Financial Independence through WPF – Azuma Azuma is a petty trader in the Aka-esitaaba credit association in the Nyariga Central community of the Bongo District in the Upper East Region. She is married with two (2) kids both of whom are in primary school. She is in her 4th …
KIEDF Client Profiles
Jamina is a determined, strong women who has overcome many challenges in her life. She is educated and over the last two years has taken her life in a new positive direction. She opened an alternative treatment center, first working from her home, and then when her clientele became …
Celebrate Our Birthday and a Special Group of Partners
October 25 is a very special day for Whole Planet Foundation. It is our birthday that marks the day in 2005 when we were seeded with money from a global five percent community giving day in Whole Foods Market stores companywide. We also use this day to give thanks for …
ASALA Microfinance Client Profiles
ASRA is a 20 year old living in a small village in Nablus. Asra’ completed her primary education and was married shortly after and now has 1 child. Before taking a loan Asra’ worked in farming and had 4 sheep. She heard about Asala from another women who had taken …
Sol Bliss: “Why I Support Whole Planet Foundation”
Thanks to Jonathan Gottfried of Sol Bliss for contributing this post! “It was a dark and stormy night, …er day, and well, just like any other winter day in Chicago. Sigh. But, I was excited! A friend told me that there was an amazing new grocery store on North Avenue …
Team Member Volunteer Chronicles: Kenya #7
Thanks to Lisa Slater from contributing this blog post. Café Ubuntu is officially open! It was a day of brilliant sunshine, blustery winds, and over 200 guests-even more than expected-walking and driving up the dusty, potholed, red dirt road leading to the rolling land that is the vision and future …
Recalling a Volunteer Trip to Ghana
A big thanks to Ted Cox for contributing this blog post. There’s never a good time for a power generator to give out, especially in a rural village like Nyariga, Ghana. But when Joe Rogoff, Whole Foods Market Pacific Northwest region president and board member of the Whole Planet Foundation, …