Olga Kikou

Olga Kikou is the Founder and Director of ‘Animal Advocacy & Food Transition’, a non-profit organization with a mission to improve the welfare of farmed animals and to accelerate the shift towards more plant-based food systems to benefit our health, the animals and the planet. With decades of experience in civil society advocacy, she has a wide range of interests and expertise ranging from advancing animal-related causes to building support for social justice and green issues, strengthening citizen participation and reinforcing social reform. Olga has a proven track record of effective engagement with EU policymakers and has built a strong network across EU institutions and civil society. Olga serves as substitute representative of the Citizens’ Committee for the End The Cage Age European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) and was instrumental in its success as the lead lobbyist engaging with the EU Institutions, helping to secure the historic commitment to phase out the use of cages in EU animal farming. She also acts as the representative for a new ECI Food is a Human Right for All: Guaranteeing healthy, just and sustainable food systems and continues to drive EU-level work in these critical areas.