2025-2026
Shared Abundance:
Food Rescue across Mexico
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!
See our Program History
Experience the Heart of Service
Wings of Love in Historic Oaxaca, Mexico
October 30, 2025
Women Forward International is delighted to invite you to join our Wings of Love food rescue program that serves 50 women heads of household and their families in Oaxaca, Mexico on October 30th!
Inspired by the White Pony Express founder's motto "loves gives its best," each month Wings of Love brings together community leaders, volunteers, university students, donors, and beneficiaries as one family in three cities across Mexico for a day of love in action!
On this special day in Oaxaca, you’ll have the chance to:
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Connect with members of La Guelaguetza Rotary Club, one of the few all-women Rotary clubs in Mexico.
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Take part in the day’s food delivery with our university student teams.
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(Optional) Offer a short workshop to share your skills to help move these talented women from the margins to the mainstream.
Food Delivery Day Program
Arrival: 10:00 a.m.
10:20 am – Start
10:20 am–10:40 am – Welcome remarks and presentation of Rotary Club
10:40 am–11:00 am – Introductions and activity to get to know each other
11:00 am–12:30 pm – Workshop presentation / simultaneous workshops
12:30 pm–1:10 pm – Distribution of food baskets of love
1:10 pm–1:20 pm – Official photo with volunteers and community leaders
1:20 pm–1:40 pm – Closing remarks by university student leaders and Rotary Clubs
Departure: 1:40 pm
Please RSVP to Dresda@WomenForwardInternational.org by September 26th and let us know if you would like to offer a workshop.
We are especially looking for sessions focused on:
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Addressing and preventing gender-based violence
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Employment skills
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Arts-related activities such as photography or drawing
Recommended Restaurants and Accommodations for Your Stay in Oaxaca
Restaurants:
-Asador Vasco
-Los Danzantes (Michelin starred)
-Jardín en casa de Barro
-Cobalito
-El son Istmeño
-Rupestre
-Casa Oaxaca
-Tierra del Sol
- Taniperla Oaxaca
Accommodations:
-Casa Sofi Oaxaca (Airbnb)
-Casita reforma (Airbnb)
-Hotel Oaxaca Real
-Hotel Casa Santo Origen
-Otro Oaxaca
-Grand Fiesta Americana Oaxaca
-Quinta Real Oaxaca
-Hotel Escondido Oaxaca
-Palacio Borghese Hotel Boutique
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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—a pioneering food security initiative in Mexico. WFI provided a grant and a trip to Monterrey and Mexico City to White Pony Express to support the training of our university student teams in their “Circle of Giving” model and meetings with Mexican leadership in our network and our WFI Team to share WPE's model. The pilot program is now led by the Faculty of Accounting and Business at the University of Veracruz. Now, our student led teams are replicating the program in Oaxaca and Mexico City!
More than a food rescue program, Wings of Love is a new model of philanthropy—one that brings us together as one human family to help women and their families move from the margins to the mainstream.
Our impact (May 2024–April 2025):
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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.
Wings of Love Oaxaca Takes Flight!
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)
We collaborate 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, including the Doris M. Carter Foundation, we will begin monthly food deliveries by the end of the year.
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 SD 480p
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