Mariela Carvajal studied Psychology at the Universidad Católica Boliviana San Pablo (UCB) at La Paz (Bolivia) and obtained a master’s degree in Educational Sciences at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB). Currently, she is a doctoral researcher in the domain of sport for social development, studying how the Bolivian educational system uses sport and physical education to connect schools to communities with the aim to contribute to local community development.