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L'innovazione made in Italy parte dal sociale
Ashoka in Italia
UBS SOCIAL INNOVATORS PROGRAM WINNERS
Mara Ferreira
Ashoka Fellow since Sep 1990
Mara Ferreira, a former geographer, urban planner, and systems analyst for the city of Rio de Janeiro, has taken her skills and training to the countryside. She has developed a comprehensive systems approach that grassroots rural communities can readily use.
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