Cristiano Orlando Mindo, has a technical customs education from Instituto Industrial e Comercial Joaquim Marra-Chimoio and a degree in Finance from Eduardo Mondlane University. Very early, he was trained as a school activist on sexual conduct and methods of prevention and later, while still a student of higher education, he participated in the formation of a social support team in the faculty on sexual education. He has a special passion in doing community work for human rights which motivated him to join Namati, an organisation that operates in the area of human rights, with visible results at community level.