Maria is responsible for BiD Network's activities in Mexico and Liberia, where she works closely with local partners to increase and improve their services to SMEs. She also coordinates the sector challenges and monitoring. The sector challenges are BiD Network's business plan competitions focused on specific sectors or themes, which offer a supporting and networking framework for participants, allowing us to identify high potential SMEs.
April 2010 - Present
senior advisor and coordinator sector challenges
Responsible for BiD Network's activities in Mozambique and Mexico, and recently Liberia. Coordinates and implements the sector challenges.
Monitors BiD Network's results.
January 2009 – April 2010
sector challenges coordinator, research and monitoring
Coordinates and implements the sector challenges.
Monitors BiD Network’s results.
Co-author of Investment Guides: Investing in SMEs in Mexico 2009.
Oct 2008 – Dec 2009
Intern Investment Guides
Co-author of Investment Guides: Investing in SMEs in Colombia 2009.
Marketing of the series BiD Network Investment Guides.
Jul 2007 – Aug 2008
Coordinator of Community Project at Misión Indígena Bawinokachi, Mexico
Projects: education, health and productive activities.
Nov 2005 – Mar 2007
Coordinator of Operations at Colectivo Ecologista Jalisco, Mexico
Jul 2005 – Sep 2005
Field researcher on Health and Safety Conditions for migrant workers in the UK
Jul 2003 – Jul 2004
Intern at IPAD – Portuguese Institute of Development Cooperation
Department of Planning and Department of Multilateral Relations
