Beyond the Bars Conference 2023
MOVEMENT BUILDING TOWARDS A JUST AFRICA
30TH NOVEMBER TO 1ST DECEMBER 2023
KASARANI STADIUM,
NAIROBI, KENYA
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.
women prisons in Kenya out of 134 establishments and institutions
%
of imprisoned women in Kenya are single parents and breadwinners
%
of imprisoned women are aged between 20 and 39 years of age
%
of imprisoned mums don't know the whereabouts of their children
“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 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 Stories
Betty Khaguhia – From accountant to businesswoman making waves in the online world
Written by Audrey Masitsa Betty Khaguhia is a businesswoman and formerly imprisoned woman, a title she embraced upon completing the Ufunuo Program on the Outside earlier this year. “I will now wear the title of formerly imprisoned women with pride because I’m no...
Jane Kiio – Breaking the bias by thriving in a male dominated world
Jane Kiio during her graduation from Clean Start's Ufunuo Program on the outside. Written by Audrey Masitsa Jane Kiio is the embodiment of this year’s International Women’s Day of #BreakTheBias. The 52-year-old mother and grandmother has withstood travesty and risen...
Our Videos
News
Launch of Clean Start’s Research Report on Access and Administration of Justice for Women who Commit Petty Offences
Written by Audrey Masitsa Do you know from what age we incarcerate children in Kenya? 10? 8? No, conception. The practical reality is that we have children who are born in prison and who, until the age of four, are in prisons with their mothers. It’s a proven fact...
New dawn for children of incarcerated mothers with launch of child care policy
Written by Audrey Masitsa It’s a new dawn for children of incarcerated mothers as the Kenya Prisons Service recently launched the Policy on Care of Children of Incarcerated Mothers. The policy provides a framework for creating a conducive environment for the...
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