Manager, Dona Xica Cultural Space and Ubuntu Community Library | Brazil 

Maria is responsible for implementing the Center of Excellence in Early Childhood project in the territory of Parelheiros. She is the Manager of the Dona Xica Cultural Space and Ubuntu Community Library, a place that hosts activities and is a cultural reference for the local community. She organizes a daily report of all of her actions and seeks to fight for the rights of women and pregnant women welcomed by the project every day. Maria is an undergraduate student in pedagogy and a social educator.

Rise Up Cohort: Brazil, 2023