Maindi first studied Agriculture at Egerton University at both Diploma and graduate levels. After advancing and graduating with Masters at Kenyatta University in Gender and Development studies, Maindi mans the Gender desk at FFD.

She has 20 years experience working widely in project management, capacity building, and food policy regulating designing, developing and implement psychosocial, economic empowerment programs in communities, improving food productivity, sustainable food security, improved nutrition and income generation among smallholder farmers and producer organizations.

Maindi is an experienced Gender Agricultural Field Extension and Project Management professional with proven capacity and capability to effectively drive Innovative agricultural productivity along production, supply and value chain.

Earned expertise in drawing up agricultural inclusiveness of gender mainstreaming and adoption of market led agricultural innovations among marginalized communities in Kenya