Guatemala faces many challenges to its development that contribute to an underperforming education system with outdated methodologies and student engagement techniques, resulting in missed opportunities for today's youth. This is especially true for Indigenous girls, who experience disproportionate effects of marginalization in Guatemala, which has the worst gender-equity gaps in the Americas. This article discusses how MAIA--an organization committed to unlocking and maximizing the potential of young women to lead transformational change--applies socioemotional learning tools to alter the realities of Indigenous youth in rural communities.