Maria has won world-wide recognition for her efforts and her success. In 2007 María received the “Vital Voices Washington Global Economic Development” award and, recently, many more, such as: the 2016 DVF Award from the Diller – von Fustenberg Foundation, as one of the 5 women of the world who create positive change especially for women; the 20__ Stephan Schmidheiny award for Innovation in Latin America; the 20__ INCAE Challenge Award, as one of the new voices of innovation in business education in the region. In 2016, Wakami placed third among the 27 best social businesses of the world in the Chivas The Venture competition. In 2017, Maria was honored as one of three recipients of the Goldman Sachs & Fortune Global Women Leaders Award.
