As an undergraduate student pursuing a BSc in Medicine and Surgery at the University of Nairobi, Dr. Wanjiru Ndegwa discovered her passion for the reproductive process. This prompted her to pursue a Masters in Obstetrics and Gynecology which fueled her passion even more, leading her to further her studies by attending a Reproductive Medicine Fellowship in Belgium in 2012. This training and experience enabled her to educate and offer better care to couples struggling to conceive.

When she came back to Kenya, her experience saw local hospitals build confidence in her and she worked with public hospitals, including Kikuyu Mission Hospital and Kenyatta National Hospital. She has also worked with Avenue Health Care, among other private hospitals. With over ten years of experience in this industry, she has garnered trust with many, leading to her Board Certification in Infertility and Endocrinology.

In her early years of work, Dr. Wanjiru witnessed women and men struggle with infertility and societal stigma. At the time, there was only one IVF clinic in Kenya and a lot of misinformation about infertility in the general public. This inspired her to start Footsteps to Fertility Foundation in 2013, with a mission to educate the public through fertility seminars. In the seminars, she educated couples on the causes of infertility and the medical technologies that could be offered to help them grow their families, always ensuring that they understood that creation is ultimately divine. With this information, couples were able to make informed decisions when seeking treatment. To date, the foundation is still instilling knowledge and impacting more lives.