Congratulations to the six Whole Foods Team Members who completed the Wales Three Peaks Challenge. The challenge takes in the three peaks of Wales: Snowdon in the North, Cadair Idris in mid-Wales, and Pen y Fan in the South. It included a walking distance of 20+ miles (~32km) and an ascent of 2334 metres (7657feet). The team started at 5:30 am on May 27 and finished around midnight of May 28, making their journey less than 24 hours! Thank you to these incredible and resilient Team Members for moving for microcredit. By dedicating your challenge to Whole Planet Foundation, you have joined us in our mission to empower the world’s poorest people through microcredit.

Akossiwa is a microcredit client of Whole Planet Foundation’s partner Assilassimé in Togo, West Africa. Akossiwa is on her fifth loan, selling products along the main road of Nukafu. She obtains supplies from markets outside the city and sometimes directly from farmers. On display you can see her baskets of ginger and onions, yams, eggs, cans of sardines, cans of oil, macaroni and more. #charity #wholewednesday #microfinance #loan #microloans #microloansforwomen #wholefoods #wholeplanetfoundation #smallbusiness #smallbusinesssupport #nonprofit #love #donate #support #fundraising #community #help #philanthropy #nonprofits #causes #activism #dogood #donatetoday #makeadifference

Roxy is a microcredit client of Whole Planet Foundation partner People’s Partner for Community Development (PPCD) in Lame Deer, Montana, where Whole Foods Market sources local products. Roxy knew she wanted to start a coffee business 6 years ago, after she and her husband took an entrepreneurship class with PPCD. They knew they wanted to start their own business and decided that even though there were no coffee shops in their area, they could start their own. Eventually, they decided on a menu and bought her first coffee machine. Roxy found customers and began making deliveries out of her apartment before buying a camp trailer where clients could come to her. Roxy’s looking to keep the walk-up window (pictured) and add in a drive-through. #charity #wholewednesday #microfinance #loan #microloans #microloansforwomen #wholefoods #wholeplanetfoundation #smallbusiness #smallbusinesssupport #nonprofit #love #donate #support #fundraising #community #help #philanthropy #nonprofits #causes #activism #dogood #donatetoday #makeadifference

Whole Foods Culture Champions learn about Earth University and how we get out bananas!!

“In The Field with Jason” - 1st stop, Dole’s Sourced for Good pineapple farm in Costa Rica!! #wholefoods

Nagn Ohn May is a microcredit client of Whole Planet Foundation partner BRAC in Myanmar where Whole Foods Market sources tea. Nang Ohn May is a mother of a 15-year-old daughter and Nagn is determined to give her daughter the best life, and a chance at a quality education, something that she herself did not have. After sustaining a small farm, Nagn wanted to grow it into a big commercial farm that turned a profit, so she approached BRAC Myanmar. She got an agriculture loan of 20-lakh (USD$95) and added crops to increase the yield from her farm. On her farm, she produces turmeric, onions, and garlic. She hopes to buy more land in future, with her profits and loans from BRAC. #charity #wholewednesday #microfinance #loan #microloans #microloansforwomen #wholefoods #wholeplanetfoundation #smallbusiness #smallbusinesssupport #nonprofit #love #donate #support #fundraising #community #help #philanthropy #nonprofits #causes #activism #dogood #donatetoday #makeadifference

Manu is a microcredit client of Whole Planet’s microfinance partner Funder in Honduras, where Whole Foods Market sources coffee. Business: growing rice, beans, corn, and sorghum. Through linkages made by Funder, Manu’s Village Bank will eventually be able to aggregate and sell their crops wholesale to local cooperative and national buyers. Thank you for supporting people like Manu! #charity #wholewednesday #microfinance #loan #microloans #microloansforwomen #wholefoods #wholeplanetfoundation #smallbusiness #smallbusinesssupport #nonprofit #love #donate #support #fundraising #community #help #philanthropy #nonprofits #causes #activism #dogood #donatetoday #makeadifference

WPF partner @grasslandcmr has just launched their new #BooWee product! 🌽 🥣 ☀️ BooWee (or pap) is a typical Cameroonian breakfast that is a porridge made from fermented corn. Grassland is now using their smallholder maize supply chain to produce high quality powdered BooWee that’s easy to make at home. Sellers like Andrew can split the set up cost of a BooWee cart with Grassland and sell the product directly to customers too! 🇨🇲 🇨🇲 🇨🇲

Power Your Purpose this June with our virtual 5K. Run, walk, jog or roll wherever and whatever time works for you. Get ready to move for microcredit! Get an extra $5 off with code: INSTA5K! Link in bio. Offer ends midnight April 30th CST.

Aurora stretched her meager savings to open her store on a shoestring. The loans from Grameen America have significantly impacted Aurora’s business. She has been able to move to a larger storefront and extend the variety of stock available at her store. Her most popular product is the Texan boots. Learn more about Auroras story at the link in our bio! #charity #wholewednesday #microfinance #loan #microloans #microloansforwomen #wholefoods #wholeplanetfoundation #smallbusiness #smallbusinesssupport #nonprofit #love #donate #support #fundraising #community #help #philanthropy #nonprofits #causes #activism #dogood #donatetoday #makeadifference

Olexandra started her childcare business 13 years ago with 3 children and now cares for 10-12 children every day. She was inspired to start the business because of her desire to work with children with disabilities. Learn more about Olexandra’s story at the link in our bio. #charity #wholewednesday #microfinance #loan #microloans #microloansforwomen #wholefoods #wholeplanetfoundation #smallbusiness #smallbusinesssupport #nonprofit #love #donate #support #fundraising #community #help #philanthropy #nonprofits #causes #activism #dogood #donatetoday #makeadifference

Get moving for a cause this June! Our virtual 5K is a challenge that everyone - all ages and abilities - can participate in! So run, walk, jog, or roll wherever and whatever time works for you. Link in bio to register!