Lais Fleury

Laís Fleury has twenty years of experience as a social entrepreneur and has been a Fellow of Ashoka Social Entrepreneurs since 2003. She co-founded the NGO Associação Vaga Lume, dedicated to promoting reading in rural communities in the Amazon region. Over the last decade, Laís has been working for Alana, advocating for the right of every child to connect and have access to nature and currently serves as the Head of Partnerships at the Alana Foundation. Laís is credited as the signatory of the argument for the film "The Beginning of Life 2: Outside", holds the position of Co-chair US for the global movement #Natureforall, is part of the executive council of ISGA and is part of the Expert Advisory Board of the Earthshot Prize. She also holds a postgraduate degree in the theme "The Time and Voice of Children: Anthropological and Poetic Listening to Childhood."