Before I turned 18 years, I decided that I wanted to spend some time in Africa, not knowing exactly what I would do and where.  I applied with the German development association and ended up in Kenya. Here, I was part of a project about Female Genital Mutilation – something that I never knew existed before…  I experienced the high number of girls that are forced to undergo this practice and spoke to various community representatives on why FGM is so strong and persistent among the Kuria community in Kenya.  Knowing how I grew up, protected, with provision of all basic needs and lots of love, I told myself that every girl in this world must have the same rights and opprtunitiee as I had. This is how we started Zinduka - to give every girl the rights and opportunities she deserves.