La Chureca is Central America’s largest landfill site. Over 2,000 vulnerable women call it home. We give these XtraOrdinary women the skills and mind-set they need to escape their cycle of poverty.
We helped Maria José escape a cycle of poverty and violence.
By empowering women with the necessary skills and support, we enable them to transform their, and their children’s lives. We offer free psycho-social support, sustainable training programs, and we facilitate employment opportunities through local partnerships.
The rest is up to them.
Since 2009 our programs have:
Empowered over 1,000 women
Lifted 5,000 sisters, mothers and children out of poverty
Enabled 90% of graduates to remain in stable employment
What we do
We have created two cost-free programs and a digital recruitment platform which connects graduates with local employment opportunities. These programs give women the tools to escape a cycle of extreme poverty and violence.
