Ilaria Potipa Loonkolia

Ilaria Potipa Loonkolia is a woman human righs defender from the Samburu indigenous community of Kenya, focused on gender equality and environmental rights. She is the Co-Founder and Director of Samburu Alms of Hope, an organisation that supports women and young girls’ empowerment, as it fights against retrogressive cultural practices such as female genital mutilation (FGM), child marriages, and gender-based violence.

Ilaria is also a part of the Leadership and Governance Board of the Indigenous Women Council, where she works with various indigenous women-led organisations in Kenya, highlighting the challenges they encounter.