Hindou Ourmarou Ibrahim is a member of the Mbororo pastoralist people in Chad. Hindou began advocating for Indigenous rights and environmental protection at age 16, founding the Association for Indigenous Women and Peoples of Chad (AFPAT) to introduce new income revenue activities and collaborative tools such as 3D participatory mapping to build sustainable ecosystems management and reduction of nature-based resource conflicts. She is a member of the Indigenous Peoples of Africa Coordinating Committee and International Indigenous Peoples Forum on Climate Change. She serves as a UN Sustainable Development Goal Advocate, Conservation International Senior Fellow and Board Member, Earthshot Prize Council Member and an official Friend of COP26 Presidency.
