All posts by Maricha MartinezSosa
Outstanding Entrepreneur Recognition for the Cultural Impact by EMDES Foundation
EMDES FOUNDATION is a non-profit organization that promotes social, technological, and business entrepreneurship, and development. While they have the year filled with activities, mostly focused on the youth, one of their most iconic events is Emdes Week. In the 2021 edition, they gave the “Outstanding Entrepreneur” recognition to individuals in several areas, and I was…
Mapping Culture & Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with Google Maps
Mapping culture is placing representative elements of our cultural heritage on platforms that allow georeferencing. It is an easy, simple, and efficient way to become a promoter of your patrimony and contribute to increasing its value, popularity, and its touristic potential. In the post called “Celebrating Latinx Heritage Month with Google Maps,” , published by @izzyp223 on Google’s platform…
TIC Americas 2021 Guest Judge + Mentor
In 2021, I had the honor of being invited to be a member of the International Jury of the semifinal phase of the XVI Edition of the Talent and Innovation Competition of the Americas (TIC Americas 2021), an event made possible by the Organization of American States (OAS) and the Young Americas Business Trust (YATB)….
Winner: Pasaporte Abierto International Travel Journalism Award 2021 · Originality
My piece “Turista en casa: (re)descubriendo Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional” was awarded with the Pasaporte Abierto International Award 2021, under the Category: Originality. This article is part of a series that can be summarized as follows: We often forget the treasures we have just around the corner and as they say: you only love what…
Pasaporte Abierto’s Nominees Radio Feature at Párate Ahí Tours
The radio show: “Párate Ahí Tours” dedicated a show to the female nominees for the Open Passport International Award. Highly grateful for the feature!
Invitation to the Multi-Cultural Festival in Haverhill (MA, USA)
I was asked to create an invitation video for the Multi-Cultural Festival Haverhill (Massachusetts, USA) and this was the result. The organisers’ official Youtube caption? “Watch as Maricha tells us of her Dominican heritage. You can hear the pride in her voice! See her smile and the glow in her eyes as she shows us…
The paper “Food Heritage, a Tool for Female Empowerment” is published!
Thanks to the UPV team for the opportunity! It honors me to serve as an instrument for these inspiring stories of women from my Dominican Republic to transcend borders. Here’s the abstract of the article “Food Heritage, a Tool for Female Empowerment”, published by the Polytechnic University of Valencia as part of the “II International…
Centro Cultural Perelló’s Virtual Conference: “Radio, a Gap-Proof Broadcasting”
Virtual Conference “La Radio Difusión A Prueba De Brechas” (Radio, a Gap-Proof Broadcasting). The stage was the virtual platform of the Perelló Cultural Center of the Dominican Republic. Facilitated via Zoom on February 2021 by Maricha Martinez Sosa, PhD.
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