Teresa Njoroge: What I learned serving time for a crime I didn't commit
Teresa Njoroge: O que aprendi a cumprir uma pena por um crime que não pratiquei
At Clean Start Kenya, Teresa Njoroge builds bridges connecting the formerly imprisoned to the outside world and vice versa. Full bio
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a serem trancadas,
whatsoever to their actions?
para os seus atos?
financial banking sector,
bancário-financeiro,
Langata Women
a fraudulent transaction unknowingly
uma transação comercial fraudulenta
no banco onde trabalhava.
amedrontada e aterrorizada.
that I loved passionately.
que eu amava apaixonadamente.
than I could have ever imagined.
was the arresting officer
ter-me pedido 10 mil dólares
that there was no evidence whatsoever
de que não havia quaisquer provas
que me eram feitas
da minha condenação
means "truth and justice,"
"verdade e justiça",
favorite purple dress,
pronta para me acompanhar
sensitive to the trauma
sensíveis ao trauma
e humanidade desapareceram
searched for contrabands,
as Teresa Njoroge.
era o número 415/11.
the case with the other women
com as outras mulheres
um mundo de conto de fadas.
possa ficar livre,
vilifies the vulnerable,
difama o mais vulnerável,
pagar fiança ou subornos.
these women to prison,
aquelas mulheres à prisão,
is not equal for all;
não são iguais para todos;
to petty survival crimes;
a pequenos delitos de sobrevivência;
my one-year sentence
de um ano terminou,
Langata Women,
de entrar e sair da prisão
criei a Clean Start.
a essas mulheres e raparigas
damos-lhes formação,
ferramentas e apoio
to change their mindsets,
a mudar de mentalidade,
entre as prisões e o setor empresarial
capital of the world,
do encarceramento,
embracing their second chances,
uma segunda oportunidade,
on that bridge of life's journey.
na ponte desse percurso da vida.
pelo tribunal de apelação.
significa "liberdade".
the criminal justice system,
o sistema de justiça criminal,
a fazer o nosso trabalho
sem desculpas.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Teresa Njoroge - Criminal and social justice reform advocateAt Clean Start Kenya, Teresa Njoroge builds bridges connecting the formerly imprisoned to the outside world and vice versa.
Why you should listen
Teresa Njoroge is the cofounder and CEO of Clean Start Kenya. She was pursuing her childhood dream, a career in banking, when she was falsely accused of a fraudulent transaction. Sentenced to imprisonment in the High Security Langata Women’s Maximum Prison, Njoroge was forced to bring her three-month-old baby with her.
What began as a loss of career and social standing led to her purpose in life, advocating for Kenyan women, youth and men trapped in a cycle of poverty, survival, petty crimes and life behind bars and equipping them with entrepreneurial skills, jobs and formal education. Later cleared of any wrongdoing, Njoroge is now a beacon of hope and second chances to thousands, with her mission to build up the bottom-of-the-pyramid economy and an inclusive Africa. As she writes: "I am an optimistic, self-driven social entrepreneur with over a decade of progressive experience in economic and social justice work, in my journey from 'I can do it' to 'I did it'!"
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