María López, co-founder of “Detonante” and former president of the weekly magazine Semana, is a lawyer, political scientist, and journalist. Maria was the winner of the Young Global Leader Award from the World Economic Forum. Among her achievements are the creation of Semana Sostenible, a publication dedicated to environmental issues, and the Semana Foundation, a program focusing on eliminating extreme poverty in areas hit by the armed conflict. The foundation created a “laboratory of peace,” where 150 public and private entities participated in the reconstruction of “El Salado.”
Learn more about María and her inspiring story at www.colombianas.org