Teresa Njoroge: What I learned serving time for a crime I didn't commit
Teresa Njoroge: Ce am învățat executând o pedeapsă pentru o infracțiune pe care nu am comis-o
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?
asupra acțiunilor lor?
financial banking sector,
sector financiar-bancar,
din Langata,
a fraudulent transaction unknowingly
fără să știu o tranzacție frauduloasă
that I loved passionately.
pe care o iubeam cu pasiune.
than I could have ever imagined.
mi-aș fi putut imagina vreodată.
was the arresting officer
a fost că ofițerul care m-a arestat
that there was no evidence whatsoever
nu exista nicio dovadă
pe care nu am comis-o.
means "truth and justice,"
înseamnă „adevăr și dreptate”,
favorite purple dress,
sensitive to the trauma
la trauma pe care
searched for contrabands,
pentru contrabandă,
as Teresa Njoroge.
Teresa Njoroge.
the case with the other women
la fel era cu celelalte femei
nu e o lume de poveste.
și cu care am împărțit spațiul,
vilifies the vulnerable,
în mod constant pe cei vulnerabili,
să achite o cauțiune
these women to prison,
în închisoare,
is not equal for all;
tuturor în mod egal;
to petty survival crimes;
la delicte meschine pentru supraviețuire;
my one-year sentence
pedeapsa de un an
din Langata,
e să construim „poduri” pentru ele.
instrumente și sprijin
to change their mindsets,
să-și schimbe mentalitatea.
„poduri” spre închisori
locuri de muncă,
care sunt atât de obișnuite
capital of the world,
capitala mondială a încarcerării,
embracing their second chances,
îmbrățișează a doua lor șansă,
on that bridge of life's journey.
pe acel „pod” din călătoria vieții.
înseamnă „libertate.”
libertatea
the criminal justice system,
sistemul de justiție penală,
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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