One WAGH house group of 5-7 women in Southern California is proud to have succeeded in contributing over $1,000 to MEDA's "Through the Garden Gate" project in Afghanistan, that empowers women to grow gardens for feeding their families better and for taking produce to market to provide income within cultural restraints, while becoming literate and trained in business and agricultural skills. Not only did we meet together to encourage one another to be authentic and to make changes toward becoming more fit and responsible in our eating habits, we helped another group of women in the fourth poorest country in the world to grow gardens, learn to read, and learn to write their names.
Through monthly meeting fees and a commitment to raise funds for this project, we were pleased to reach our fundraising goal. We've been very touched through the stories of the lives of these women as reported to us.
To learn more about MEDA, go to www.meda.org
About Me
- Cindi Pete'
- Cindi, a writer, educator, and advocate, has told stories in spoken and written word, through photos, and in the classroom since she was a child. With over 20 years experience in the public, private, and home education settings, and a business background in publicity, she currently serves as an administrator and visiting teacher in a local non-site based charter school. Cindi shares the adventures of life with her husband, a fab yellow lab, and loved ones. They have friends living on the second floor of their home. Her heart beats for social justice, focused on educational equity, compassionate immigration reform. She is a SoCal resident, Ohio native, granddaughter of a Dutch immigrant, daughter of Dick and Jane, and middle child yet oldest. It was nothing short of a miracle that she completed degrees at Wheaton, Purdue, and Pepperdine. She is a community volunteer through her local church and World Relief.
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