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I looked through the window of my thatched house and I found no hope, love or so I thought. However, all I could hear were birds chirping, clouds rumbling at intervals, dogs barking distinctively and sounds of pounding from several local kitchens. I was a girl with no future but somehow, these 'odd' sounds resonated hope withing me. I was a girl just like other girls in my community, who was marginalized, constantly abused, relegated and exploited by harmful traditional practices and rigid social norms. My frail life started and ended in my 'ricketty' hut which leaked each time it rained. Although, I looked frail and fragile, my soul searched for succour and balance. In 2015, I 'wandered' away from my village that has been riddled by all forms of gender imbalance and discrimination, walking by the bush path and just brushing my hands through the grasses. 'Where's tanji river young lady? was the question that 'woke' me up from my day dreaming. I... I... I, I stammered. 'Are you okay? asked the beautiful female stranger who knew I was mentally lost. At that point, I think I collapsed as I woke up in the most beautiful place I had ever seen then. I washed up, ate and then, my host came around to talk to me. I told her my story and she cried with me. I never wanted to go back to that dungeon, I cursed amidst tears and regrets. Couple of months later, I was on my way to Liberia with this Hillary, my host. On getting to Liberia, I saw girls who were war soldiers, victims, and whom have been forced into early marriages. My heart bled. All I wanted to do from that moment on was to fight for the rights of marginalized women and girls all over the world. Coming back to Nigeria, I started my NGO, a community based outfit that improves the lives of women and girls as well as advocate for their rights. Sincerely, I have never been fulfilled. I hated Africa for what it did to the female folks and all I wanted to do was run off. Yet, in a poor and vulnerable African land in Liberia, I didn't expect to find my voice. Today, I'm on a mission to raise a generation of self reliant, well informed and productive generation of females. I strongly advocate for their rights, I mentor them and ensure that safe spaces are created for them to thrive.