Margarita Arotingo

Margarita Arotingo is a prominent leader within the Confederación Nacional de Organizaciones Campesinas, Indígenas y Negras (Fenocín), where she advocates for the rights and needs of women in indigenous communities. Recently, she was in the news for emphasizing that proposed economic measures by the Ecuadorian government, particularly the elimination of diesel subsidies, represent a direct attack on the livelihoods of Ecuadorians, underscoring the broader implications of such policies on the nation's vulnerable populations.