Upcycle San Salvador Community Skills Training Project

Sally’s Workshop and Upcycle: Hands-On Training: Crafting a Future 

Walking into Sally’s Workshop is like stepping into a world filled with love, joy, and boundless potential. The warmth radiates from every smile, every handshake, and every enthusiastic greeting from the women of San Salvador. In this special place, individuals with intellectual disabilities are not seen for their limitations but for their incredible abilities. 

San Salvador has been a beacon of care for nearly 90 years, dedicated to providing a safe, loving home initially a care facility for children with intellectual disabilities, but it has over the years evolved and developed into a residential facility for adult women with intellectual disabilities. Beyond care, the organization seeks to create opportunities for learning, skill development, and for self-empowerment. 

 Naomi Schauer, the passionate manager of Sally’s Workshop, has a dream for the disabled individuals: The dream is simple yet profound: Teaching the disabled individuals’ skills to create educational toys and corporate gifts from upcycled waste, providing employment to each individual based on their unique abilities. Everyone has a role. Everyone matters.   

Too often, people with disabilities finish school and are left wondering: “What next?” There are limited opportunities for further learning or employment. Sally’s Workshop is changing that narrative and Upcycle is honored to play a role in this transformation. 

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