Faraja Foundation, a non-profit in Nairobi, Kenya, adopts a human rights-based approach to empower and support currently and formerly incarcerated individuals. Their advocacy includes specialized support for children who live with their mothers in Kenyan prisons and those left behind. In 2013, the Faraja Foundation pioneered the establishment of Kenya’s first prison nursery at Lang’ata Women’s Maximum-Security Prison and since then, has built five additional nursery facilities nationwide. They have influenced institutional policies, partnering with stakeholders to develop and implement Kenya’s Policy on Care of Children of Incarcerated Mothers; the development of a police guideline framework in partnership with Directorate of Children’s Services and a caregivers training manual for caregivers working with these children. Beyond their focus on children living in prison with their mothers, the Faraja Foundation implements diverse programs aimed at the rehabilitation and reintegration of individuals, particularly women, youth, and children, impacted by the criminal justice system.
