Alimatu Dimonekene is a human rights and gender advocate with over 30 years of experience addressing gender-based violence, climate resilience, and women’s empowerment in Sierra Leone. She works with grassroots communities and international partners to highlight how climate change disproportionately affects women and to advance gender-responsive policies in disaster response. She was awarded an MBE, or member of the Order of the British Empire, in 2023.