Fistula survivor and victim of FGM, early pregnancy turns crusader

Fistula Trust founder Koriata Nampaiyo (left) with a relative at her home in Ngarengare village, Narok West. ABOVE: Nampaiyo visits the home of a fistula victim. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

She was pregnant while a teenager, dropped out of school and later battled fistula for 12 years.

Today, 32-year-old Koriata Nampayo looks back at the path she has walked and is thankful, having risen above the odds to become a fistula and anti-female cut crusader.