María Dolores Araujo

Field Assistant for Bio-business and Innovation

María Dolores is naturally curious and passionate about research. She joined the Charles Darwin Foundation (CDF) in September 2024 as a Field Assistant for Bio-business and Innovation, aiming to strengthen ventures related to the Marine Food System at the local level. Before joining the CDF, she worked on projects with NGOs in Ecuador and international cooperation organizations in both the Ecuadorian Amazon and the Austro region.

She holds a degree in Gender and Development from the University of Cuenca and is currently pursuing a research-based master's in Development Economics at the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO), Ecuador, with a scholarship for academic excellence. María Dolores speaks Spanish, English, and French.