Maria Duarte is the founder of Kove, an organization that seeks to decrease poverty and social inequality among the indigenous people in Paraguay. Its mission is to provide the indigenous population with the resources to become self-sufficient. Maria currently works as a Manager at the UN Global Compact. She has previously worked as the Head of Marketing at 5días, the first and only economic journal in Paraguay, as a Creative Editor for Oniria/TBWA, and as the Head of Communications for Fundación Natan. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Communications from the Universidad Católica de Asunción.