I Was Only A Child

At six years old, my curiosity led me into a palm-thatched gate hiding fear, secrets, and a tradition that stole my childhood. Trapped inside the Sande bush, surrounded by crying girls and razor blades demanded from my mother, I learned the painful truth of a culture I never understood.

This is my story, the day innocence ended.
My voice against FGM.
My fight to protect the next girl.