Programs

Overview of Our Mission and Key Focus Areas

Our Work at Xala With Heart

Explore the diverse projects and programs driving positive change in José María Morelos and Higuera Blanca.

Current Indicators of the Neighbouring Communities

Making a real impact in José Maria Morelos and Higuera Blanca, vibrant communities representing a microcosm of Mexican life, with a population surpassing 3,400. Your support can catalyze positive change and elevate the well-being of these communities.
José Maria Morelos and Higuera Blanca are considered to fall under the parameters of multidimensional poverty.

Economic Outlook

Income under $300 USD monthly per family of 4.

Infrastructure access

1,168 houses built by 2020
Water availability 69.8%.
Sewage availability 69.2%.
Electric availability 70.7%.

Education

27% of the total population have not attended or completed elementary school.
22% have completed middle school.

Health & Wellbeing

Group transformational program for individuals to discover their true potential to achieve their goals.

DescÚbrete program

Empowering Youth through Self-Discovery

Descúbrete is a powerful group transformation program, where participants, aged 13 to 19, achieve:

Deepen in self-awareness and focus on their personal goals.
Explore their internal resources, talents, and potential.
Overcome their inner obstacles for personal growth.
Craft a new vision for themselves and their lives.

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Results

220 teenagers (ages 13 – 19) and 36 women completed the program and now feel confident and inspired to work on achieving the goals they have set for themselves.

Interscholastic sports tournament

Every April Xala with Heart in collaboration with the local high school organizes a female and male volleyball and football tournament among the communities in our Costa Alegre region.

In two holding this sports tournament, 4 different communities from the Costa Alegre area have attended and 200+ students have benefited from this experience.

Economic Resilience

Goal: Provide the tools to develop local entrepreneurship and regional economic solutions to increase their personal, family, and community income, through a model whose financial activities are driven by values of solidarity.

Nurturing Entrepreneurial Spirit

In October 2023 Xala with Heart created and is incubating the 1st entrepreneurial ecosystem in the community:

Olas del Emprendimiento composed of 33 women and 3 men who focuses on improving their individual ventures through embodying solidarity values and propelling their community to social and economic transformation.

Xala with Heart supports them by providing them the tools of collaboration, work planning, financial strategies.

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Achievements:

In less than a year all the entrepreneurs have increased 80% their individual income thanks to the learning of this program.

They have been organizing local farmer markets and been invited to the neighboring communities such as Careyes and Tomatlán.

They have held two reforestation campaigns for their communities.

They have held the first fully local paid spay and neuter campaign.

Feedback from the program:

“Helped me as a person and empowered me as a female entrepreneur.”
“Ignited hope for my long-frustrated dreams.”
“Useful, practical exercises for holistic growth.”
“Supported my convictions and helped overcome personal obstacles.”
“Learned to control emotions for personal and business growth.”
“Regained confidence, started dreaming again – nothing is impossible.”

Education & Culture

The goal is to improve quality education and enhance Mexican rural culture through co-investing with the community in improving infrastructure, education, and sports projects, and co-creating cultural events.

The programs aim to benefit educational quality by improving school infrastructure. This is achieved with each school:

Scope

This program aims to foster society’s commitment to education. We diagnose the greatest needs for each school and, co-invest with the school community, where they provide labor, and we provide materials. We have supported the waterproofing of 2 schools, painting of 3 schools, and the construction of temporary bathrooms in one kindergarten.

More about our work

Additionally, we have donated awnings for shade in school courtyards, didactic materials for better learning, and 9 computers in 3 schools.

Culture

We co-created the Day of the Dead event with community leaders. This event is becoming a yearly expected one by all the local community, holding 800+ attendees each year.

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