Nelson Family Foundation Inc

Winds of Peace Foundation (WPF) is a nonprofit organization based in Hastings, Minnesota, that focuses on empowering grassroots producer cooperatives and community organizations in Nicaragua. Since its inception in 1997, WPF has provided over $5.2 million in loans to cooperatives, fostering local initiatives and enhancing their capacity to resolve community issues independently. In addition to its financial support, WPF promotes community social enterprises and conducts research to improve local agricultural practices and education. The foundation seeks to create truly participatory organizations, ensuring that leadership and profits are equitably shared among community members, thereby challenging entrenched inequities in the region. Generated from the website