2025-2026
Shared Abundance:
Food Rescue across Mexico
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Women Forward International partnered Stanford University and the University of California, Berkeley with the White Pony Express (WPE) to uplift women in California, and then partnered WPE and the Association of Vegan Entrepreneurs of Mexico to create a manual in Spanish to replicate the program in Mexico.
WFI then partnered WPE with the Autonomous Metropolitan University of Mexico and the University of Veracruz to launch a food rescue program for women and girls in Veracruz.
This year, we are replicating the program in Oaxaca and Mexico City with the Autonomous Benito Juárez University and UNAM!
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Program Updates
Wings of Love is Spreading!
Women Forward International (WFI) partnered the Autonomous Metropolitan University of Mexico and White Pony Express, in collaboration with TC Energy, to launch Wings of Love in Veracruz—a pioneering food security initiative in Mexico. WFI partners with organizations such as the White Pony Express that are templates for global transformation and provides grants and student teams to amplify and replicate their missions on a global scale.
After four years of WFI's funding the White Pony Express's visits to Mexico and partnerships with three universities, its “Circle of Giving” model is spreading rapidly!
In 2026-2027, our student led teams are continuing to build the program in Oaxaca and launching it in Mexico City!
More than a food rescue program, Wings of Love is a new model of philanthropy—one that focuses on "all of us helping all of us," per the White Pony Express founder's motto. It brings us together as one human family to help women and their families and communities move from the margins to the mainstream.
Our impact:
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6,164 kg of food rescued, supporting 50 women and their families across two communities.
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2 women earned their IVEA primary education certificates.
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16 women are enrolled in PROMUJER's digital job skills training—a key step toward economic empowerment.
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Program expanded to Oaxaca and Mexico City, building on the success in Veracruz.
On June 22, WFI and the 50+1 Women’s Collective Oaxaca co-hosted the launch event Race with a Cause: Wings of Love, collecting over 1,500 kg of food for families in the community of El Jardín. (More details in our event section)
WFI collaborates with the Oaxaca Food Bank, 50+1 Women’s Collective, La Guelaguetza Rotary Club, and the Faculty of Accounting at the Autonomous University of Benito Juárez of Oaxaca. Thanks to the generous support of our donors, we have begun regular monthly distributions of food and supplies, often supplementing our deliveries with items that would specifically help women and their families move from the margins to the mainstream.
We’re excited to share the very first activity report for Wings of Love Oaxaca! Inside, you’ll find a glimpse of everything we’ve accomplished so far and a sneak peek at what’s coming next for this inspiring project. Download your copy and join us on this journey!
Wings of Love Uplifts Mexico
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