Whole Planet Foundation(TM) (a Whole Foods Market Foundation) and Nobel Peace Prize Winner Dr. Muhammad Yunus Partner With Natural Foods Vendors, Pledging Over $1 Million to Help Comb...(preneurialefforts creating a self-sustai...),Health

Date:3/6/2008

preneurial efforts, creating a self-sustaining system. Loans are repaid and then available for re-use, contributing to the economic stability of the entire community. Loans as small as $100 make a significant impact on the lives of the very poor, who often live on less than one dollar a day and can serve as the catalyst to create and expand microenterprises.

"We are so honored that each of the companies in the Whole Planet Foundation Supplier Alliance for Microcredit have joined forces with Whole Planet Foundation to plant seeds of economic prosperity through these microlending programs," said John Mackey, CEO and Co-founder of Whole Foods Market. "Microlending is a direct and tangible path to economic prosperity, and we thank each of these companies for their commitment."

Whole Planet Foundation is running marketing campaigns in all U.S. Whole Foods Market stores during March in appreciation of the Supplier Alliance Partners.

Support from the Whole Planet Foundation Supplier Alliance for Microcredit will concentrate on women who make up the majority of the world's poor and are economically and socially marginalized. Women have the greatest impact on their communities when given access to credit as they tend to invest in their families and education for their children. Providing them access to loans and a support system empowers them and their families to use their creativity to change their lives.

About Whole Planet Foundation(R)

The Whole Planet Foundation's mission is to create economic partnerships with the poor in those developing-world communities that supply Whole Foods Market stores with product. The mission is achieved through innovative assistance for entrepreneurship, including direct microcredit loans and tangible support for other community partnership projects. The Whole Planet Foundation represents a significant expansion of Whole Foods Market's mission to actively participate in our communities. With more than 270 s
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