Senior Program Officer | Africa
Eva Maria joined the ILC team in 2023. Prior to her appointment, she served in different capacities at Natural Justice, working across all programmatic streams and supporting the organization’s legal empowerment approaches, strategic litigation, and evidence-based policy advocacy. Eva Maria brings to the table her wealth of expertise in environmental rights, climate justice, and land rights issues, having worked closely with communities affected by mega-extractive, infrastructural, and conservation projects in Africa for many years. In this role, she will lead the regional programs and operations work and provide technical support to the national and regional member-led platforms. Eva Maria is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya and holds a Master of Laws in Public International Law.