You were given the opportunity to start your own business. Imagine breaking that cycle of poverty and becoming financially independent. Imagine the life you could create for your family if you were given the tools, training, and support to run a business from your home.
Introducing the
Sweet Dreams Project
a free training & tool kits for women to start a sweet business at home
15
Years empowering women with job skills training, entrepreneurship bootcamps & job placement
2000
women have graduated from our programmes
10,000
family members lifted out of poverty
Imagine...
Imagine not having gone to school, because you grew in poverty. Imagine not being able to get a job, or even to be able to read this because of poverty.
Imagine you managed to find a job. The salary is £40 ($50) per month. Imagine making ends meet and supporting your family with that.
Imagine the stress of it all, and no one around you can help you. Because everyone you know is stuck in the same cycle.
But what if...
A life-changing program
The Sweet Dreams Project was designed in collaboration between XtraOrdinary Women (XOW), Uplifting Women, and award-winning confectioner Chavita Foods; with the mission to empower women in Nicaragua stuck in cycles of extreme poverty by teaching them how to start their own sweets and candy businesses from home.
I WANT TO BE PART OF THE CHANGE
Impact Summary 2024
The results were only thanks to your support and donations. You’re part of the change!
Each Woman You Sponsored to
join the Sweet Dreams Programme received:
Bootcamp Training
Receive the XtraOrdinary Women bootcamp training, which will teach them everything they need to know about running a successful business, from calculating their costs and prices, to understanding profit and loss, how to calculate themselves a salary and the basics of marketing products in their communities and online.
Lessons with an Award Winning Chef
They learned how to bake artisan sweets, with 6 award-winning recipes. They met in person with Amy, founder of Chavita Foods, for a live training and took home a recipe book and a starting kit with the ingredients, and tools they need to set up at home.
3 Months of Follow-up Support
Get one-to-one support from XtraOrdinary Women. We are every woman’s cheerleader and we know that training is not enough, training needs to come with personalised support for each woman as she sets up her business. We will provide each woman with 3 months of follow-up support, including home visits, to ensure her business stays on track.
Turning dreams
Into reality!
Many women in Nicaragua and Central America are forced to survive on less than $2 per day, which is an incredibly difficult situation that can lead to all kinds of challenges and hardships. With the support of programs like Sweet Dreams, women can gain the tools and resources they need to build a sustainable livelihood and break free from the cycle of poverty for good.
Donate to make a difference TODAY!
Sponsor a Full ‘Sweet Dreams’
Scholarship
$365
you can support one woman with:
Essential business management skills
A bakery tool kit
Essential business management skills
Personalised 3-month follow-up support
A Dreamy Collaboration With
Uplifting Women by MGA
A dynamic organisation dedicated to women’s economic empowerment, Uplifting Women by MGA creates spaces for women to connect, learn, and grow collectively.
Chavita Foods
A thriving business since 2017 specialising in innovative gastronomy, Chavita embraces the Sustainable Development Goal of "Zero Hunger" by partnering with local producers and sourcing high-quality ingredients. They firmly believe in the power of collaboration, sharing knowledge, and improving lives through training and skill transmission.
A special recognizion to XtraOrdinary sponsors who helped us make this project possible
