About Us

Clean Start Africa is an award-winning social enterprise.

Our mission is to work with women, girls and children impacted by the criminal justice system, to restore dignity and hope for successful reintegration.
We are addressing systemic and socio-economic injustices that lead to the imprisonment of the vulnerable and poor, through advocacy, bridging the capacity gap to mitigate the limited capacity of prisons to rehabilitate and reform inmates.

CEO

Founder and CEO Teresa Njoroge

“I am motivated to leave behind a legacy of a bold contributor who streamlined social change, breaking the high rates of recidivism in Africa and one that contributed to growing Kenya’s restorative justice programs and a more equitable, inclusive and just world.”

After being falsely accused of, maliciously prosecuted, and sentenced for a crime she didn’t commit, Clean Start Africa Founder and CEO Teresa Njoroge served a one-year sentence at the Langata Women Maximum Security Prison, Nairobi, Kenya. She was accompanied by her then three-month-old daughter.

This experience however, inspired the Inaugural Ford Foundation Global Fellow and TED Women 2017 Speaker , to devote her life to equipping and empowering imprisoned and formerly imprisoned women for the precarious journey of reintegration back into society.

Our Impact

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The number of incarcerated women who have been supported by Clean Start Africa with spiritual and emotional care, mentorship, dignity packs, and life skills training. This has improved the mental well-being, dignity, respect, and self-esteem of incarcerated women.
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The total number of women trained under the Ufunuo Program in and outside prison. Langata, Nyeri, Busia, Thika, Embu,Muranga, Nakuru and Narok.
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The number of formerly Incarcerated women in Clean Start Africa has facilitated income-generating life skills, entrepreneurship, and trade employment opportunities.
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The number of women who have taken Clean Start Africa's Ufunuo program, providing them with reconciliation, psycho-social support, and trauma healing.

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Clean Start Africa is an award-winning social enterprise. Our mission is to work with women, girls, and children impacted by the criminal justice system, to restore dignity and hope for successful reintegration.

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0769062913-Nairobi

0769066872-Kisumu

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