Whole Planet Foundation 2013-2014 Student Outreach Toolkit

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Global Poverty Awareness

Bring Whole Planet Foundation to your Campus!

So you’ve already learned a bit about Whole Planet Foundation and want to do more to engage? Fantastic! Whole Planet Foundation has created Global Poverty Awareness, a student outreach program designed to help students like you get involved with poverty alleviation efforts and start your own journey to make an impact in the world! We are so excited that you will be working with us and your local Whole Foods Market to engage students on your campus to alleviate poverty worldwide.

This is an introduction to your Student Outreach Toolkit, filled with useful and educational information that will be helpful in planning events on campus and being as effective as possible in your education and awareness efforts. You will get firsthand experience and knowledge about microcredit, social entrepreneurship and how Whole Planet Foundation operates while also gaining training and leadership skills by educating and engaging your peers.

Whole Planet Foundation’s mission is to alleviate poverty through microcredit in communities worldwide that supply Whole Foods Market® stores with products. Whole Planet Foundation was born out of Whole Foods Market’s desire to give something back to those who have helped us succeed while focusing on the persistent problem of world poverty and hunger.

Whole Planet Foundation gives grants to microfinance institutions in over 57 countries around the world that in turn develop and offer microenterprise loan programs, training and other financial services to the self-employed poor. Another primary objective is to increase awareness of global poverty among the general public. This is where you come in! Whole Planet Foundation has launched a Student Outreach program which aims to give students the necessary tools to help alleviate poverty worldwide from their own campus.

Our website, www.wholeplanetfoundation.org, is a great tool for you to start learn about Whole Planet Foundation and how we have engaged with students and campuses in the past. Feel free to reach out to the Whole Foods Market Team Member that got you started or current Whole Planet Foundation Team Members at with any questions you may have about the program or foundation.

Please review these materials carefully and refer back to them throughout the school year.

Stay excellent and continue doing amazing things,

The Whole Planet Foundation Team