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  By Hanifa Adan  Female genital mutilation (FGM) involves the partial or total removal of external female genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons according to WHO. It's still one of the most neanderthal cultures that is practised. These girls find themselves in despondency where the improbable and implausible turn outs are as common as they can be. The culture you're born into is what you become, they say. We take a look at three victims of FGM in the Cushitic culture and how surreal it was for them.  According to official UNICEF figures (2020), FGM affects at least 200 million women and girls in 31 countries worldwide. This figure only includes countries where there is available data from large-scale representative surveys, which consist of 27 countries from the African continent, as well as Iraq, Yemen, the Maldives, and Indonesia. It is widely acknowledged that this presents an incomplete picture of this global phenomenon. The World He

        Homeless, jobless and hopeless. A story of seven guys that are still collecting the pieces left of their lives after the Kariobangi demolition on 4 May 2020.They were neighbors and good friends before the demolition rendered them homeless. They are surviving in what's left of the houses, four guys sharing one mattress and the rest sleeping on a sofa in  houses that are hollowed-out versions of their former selves. A statement,  to lives and hopes once lived by the residents who now scrape by on aid handouts and the bare minimum for survival.  The scenes were forlorn  and one could easily mistake it for a war-torn area. The environment was full of leftovers from the demolition, you take one step and you encounter some broken glass or scattered woods. You could still hear the ghost-like noise the bulldozers left behind that kept reminding them of that horrific morning. How far is too far? We have most people striving to put  food on the table,  having to worry about the ongoi

By Hanifa Adan  "Being a mother does not begin with giving birth, it's not about preparing for the nitty gritty of giving birth either but rather having a compassionate and caring heart" says Everlyne Opati, a 45 year old mother of 60 kids, 58 of whom she did not birth.  Everlyne runs a center for kids that have been abandoned and left out to die. She has been that one blanket that covered the kids from the world's fridigness.  Kaloleni support care centre was founded in 2006. It is based in south B,near the shopping center area. Everlyne explains the inspiration behind it.  "Life has never once been a lap-of-luxury for me when growing up. Our family was extremely poor and the days when we'd get comfortable meals were countable. I have a sick mother whom I've been taking care of alone ever since my husband died. My husband was my pillar of strength and my daily breath of fresh air. I have been raising my two kids alone too. There was a sorrowful incident