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Assessing Poverty with a Stoplight

Whole Planet FoundationField Team Blogs, Latin America and the Caribbean, Microcredit, Microfinance Partners, Travel

This guest blog comes from Roxana Newton, Whole Planet Foundation’s Regional Director for Latin America and North America. Whole Planet supports microfinance institutions (MFIs) serving vulnerable communities and promoting financial inclusion throughout these communities throughout the world. You may be wondering: how do WPF partners identify their target client and communities? How do …

Field Notes from Paraguay

Whole Planet FoundationLatin America and the Caribbean, Supplier Partnerships, Team Member Volunteers, Travel, Whole Foods Market Stores

This guest blog comes to us from Adelle Housker, who visited Paraguay on the Whole Foods Market® Team Member Volunteer Program in September 2017. “When it’s really hot, that sometimes happens,” said our guide, Maria del Mar. The lights and air conditioning died while we were eating lunch at a …