Whole Planet Foundation Trip
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If you’re reading this you probably know me. And if you know me, you definitely know I work at Whole Foods. For the past thirteen years, you’ve heard me talk about products I love, buying local, my cool co-workers and the company who brought me to Iowa where I met my husband and started a family. You may have also heard me talk about the Whole Planet Foundation (or WPF). WPF was started by Whole Foods Market to eradicate poverty in the very places we source many of the products sold on our shelves. They partner with credible microfinance institutions around the world and even right here in the Midwest, funding over 3.5 million microloans.
Microfinance was started as a way to provide low-interest loans to those living in abject poverty who would not traditionally have a way to access these kinds of funds. The average loan amount funded by WPF, outside the United States, is $176 with a 96% repayment rate worldwide. The recipients are, primarily, female entrepreneurs who use the loan as a chance to provide their families a better life. Earlier this year, I applied to be a volunteer with WPF and will have the opportunity to meet the people I have been supporting all these years.
This fall, I will be setting out for over two weeks to Nepal! In the spirit of dedication and generosity, WPF asks volunteers to donate their time during the trip and pay their own airfare. While it’s completely out of my comfort zone to ask anyone for money, I was challenged to seek support in my own community and make the financial impact of the trip less of a burden. This trip means so much to me, the opportunity to show my daughters what is important in this life: supporting those less fortunate than yourself and learning more about this big beautiful world.
If you have read this far, I hope you will consider being a sponsor for as little as you want. Even 10 bucks would be so helpful and I would be forever grateful! If you would like to learn more about my trip or follow along for the adventure, visit my facebook page by searching:
@kimskathmandu
Microfinance was started as a way to provide low-interest loans to those living in abject poverty who would not traditionally have a way to access these kinds of funds. The average loan amount funded by WPF, outside the United States, is $176 with a 96% repayment rate worldwide. The recipients are, primarily, female entrepreneurs who use the loan as a chance to provide their families a better life. Earlier this year, I applied to be a volunteer with WPF and will have the opportunity to meet the people I have been supporting all these years.
This fall, I will be setting out for over two weeks to Nepal! In the spirit of dedication and generosity, WPF asks volunteers to donate their time during the trip and pay their own airfare. While it’s completely out of my comfort zone to ask anyone for money, I was challenged to seek support in my own community and make the financial impact of the trip less of a burden. This trip means so much to me, the opportunity to show my daughters what is important in this life: supporting those less fortunate than yourself and learning more about this big beautiful world.
If you have read this far, I hope you will consider being a sponsor for as little as you want. Even 10 bucks would be so helpful and I would be forever grateful! If you would like to learn more about my trip or follow along for the adventure, visit my facebook page by searching:
@kimskathmandu
Organizer
Kimberly Dunn
Organizer
Des Moines, IA