Teresa Njoroge: What I learned serving time for a crime I didn't commit
تريزا نجروجي: ما تعلمته أثناء قضائي عقوبة السجن لجريمة لم أرتكبها
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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whatsoever to their actions?
financial banking sector,
بالقطاع المصرفي المالي،
a fraudulent transaction unknowingly
في تمرير معاملة احتيال
that I loved passionately.
التي أحببتها بشغف.
than I could have ever imagined.
was the arresting officer
هو طلب ضابط الاعتقال
على اهتمام وسائل الأعلام،
that there was no evidence whatsoever
عدم وجود دليل على الإطلاق
means "truth and justice,"
favorite purple dress,
sensitive to the trauma
searched for contrabands,
التفتيش على البضائع المهربة،
as Teresa Njoroge.
the case with the other women
فقد تأقلمت
وقضيت الوقت معهم
vilifies the vulnerable,
على الضعفاء والفقراء،
these women to prison,
is not equal for all;
للجميع بالتساوي،
to petty survival crimes;
هذه الجرائم البسيطة،
my one-year sentence
على اكتساب المهارات
to change their mindsets,
capital of the world,
بالنسبة لعدد السكان،
embracing their second chances,
الثانية التي منحت لهن،
on that bridge of life's journey.
the criminal justice system,
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'!"
Teresa Njoroge | Speaker | TED.com