For Women's History Month, I'd like to share the story of an extraordinary young woman, Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim (in red). She's speaking with women from the village of Gouwa, about 100 miles north of N'Djamena, the capital of Chad, about her work—mapping water resources and traditional nomadic routes for the benefit of the community. A @natgeo explorer, geographer, and a member of the Mbororo pastoralist community, Hindou has been advocating for the value of traditional knowledge, the inclusion of Indigenous peoples in decision-making, and the need for direct access to climate funding for more than a decade. She is helping harness traditional knowledge to cope with the devastating effects of climate change. Follow @amivitale and @rippleeffectimages for more photography celebrating women working to address the world's most pressing issues.

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