Social & Restorative Justice – Strategic Thematic Areas

Overview

4Interventions

22Field stories

10Groups reached

This program promotes human dignity, rehabilitation, and social reintegration for youth, school pupils, refugees, and individuals affected by the criminal justice system. It applies restorative justice principles that focus on accountability, reconciliation, learning, and healing.

Our overarching goal in this thematic area is to foster a crime-free, just, and reconciled society where human rights and dignity are safeguarded for all.

Through paralegal legal aid delivery, Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), accredited vocational and agroecological training within prisons, and structured community reintegration toolkits with aftercare mentorship, we empower indigent detainees, ex-offenders, and at-risk youth to achieve self-reliance and lead productive lives.

What we do

Strategic Interventions

These are the long-term programmes we run in this area. Each one shows who it serves, what it does, and the latest stories from the field.

Intervention 1 of 4

Legal Aid & Pretrial Detainee Rights

What it does

Providing paralegal services, bail/bond assistance, legal literacy, and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) to ensure fair treatment and decongest correctional centers.

Who it serves

Pretrial Detainees Indigent Inmates Remandees

RODI Kenya and Witness Protection Agency Sign Memorandum of Understanding

RODI Kenya today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Witness Protection Agency…

Jan 09, 2026

Collaborative paths to prison reform

RODI has conducted regional meetings in various regions , Central , Kakamega, Lodwar and Nairob…

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Intervention 2 of 4

In-Prison Vocational & Restorative Training

What it does

Collaborating with Kenya Prisons Service to deliver accredited NITA-certified vocational skills, soap/hygiene product making, agroecology, and entrepreneurship within prisons.

Who it serves

Incarcerated Inmates (Men & Women) Prison Instructors

RODI Kenya Marks Another Milestone in Prison Rehabilitation and Skills Empowerment

RODI Kenya continues to strengthen its commitment to restorative justice by equipping incarcera…

Jan 09, 2026

School Based Crime Prevention and Life Skills project

School Based Crime Prevention and Life Skills Implemented since 2005 with support from Tudor Tr…

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Intervention 3 of 4

Ex-Offender Reintegration, Mentorship & Toolkits

What it does

Providing aftercare, business starter toolkits, table-banking linkages, and community reconciliation forums to allow released offenders to establish sustainable micro-enterprises.

Who it serves

Released Ex-Offenders Families Local Community Groups

From Skills to Opportunity: Charles Maina Builds a Tree Nursery Business

For Charles Maina, a skill he learned while in prison became the foundation for a new chapter i…

Feb 25, 2026

Reintegration Success Story – Kangema, Murang’a

A Successful Community Return for Martin Kyalo Rugiri On 25th February 2026, Martin Kyalo Rugir…

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Intervention 4 of 4

Schools Organic Agriculture & Crime Prevention (SOAP)

What it does

Targeting school pupils, juveniles, and at-risk youth with sustainable farming, life skills, drug and substance abuse education, and restorative values to curb delinquency.

Who it serves

Primary & Secondary School Pupils At-Risk Youth

Rose – From Teacher to Farmer

Rose, a teacher at Lioki Primary School, was not involved in farming before RODI Kenya introduc…

Aug 17, 2026

Ian Mutugi From Soap Club Member to Cake Entrepreneur

Ian Mutugi is a former member of the Soap Club at Riamute Primary School. During his time in th…

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