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International Women’s Day: Leidy Apolo and the Impact of GSC’s Community Outreach

One mission of International Women’s Day 2023 is to celebrate women forging change, and we want to recognize Leidy Apolo’s hard work and dedication to developing and implementing community outreach initiatives for the Galapagos Science Center (GSC) for over five years. Research and action are most impactful and successful when they are part of a larger community, and the GSC has shown a long-term commitment to the communities of the Galapagos to better understand the complex interactions among people and the environment in which they live. In Leidy’s role as Community Outreach Coordinator at the GSC, our community outreach programs have impacted over 2500 community members annually. In this interview, Leidy shares her passion for helping communities in … Continued Read more