In April 2025, e² successfully piloted our 160 Girls Prosecution Training in Kenya, test-driving the unique curriculum with 30 prosecutors on key topics such as trauma-informed prosecution and institutional betrayal.
100% of trainees said they would recommend the training to a colleague. When asked why, they described the experience as “an eye-opener,” “a training that dispels unconscious biases,” and even celebrated, “I’m now a trauma-informed prosecutor! How awesome!”
The sessions fostered open reflection, as prosecutors courageously acknowledged that how they had previously handled defilement cases needed to change. “It changes your whole perception of defilement victims and how to handle them,” one trainee shared.
Trainees workshopped past challenges in prosecuting defilement cases and learned how to explain fragmented or mismatched memories of child survivors using neuroscience and human rights analysis. For example, the case of an 8-year-old girl defiled in a thicket who remembered retrieving her torn underwear and putting it on, while witnesses reported she was carrying it in her hand—highlighting how trauma impacts memory without undermining credibility.
Moments of heaviness were balanced by intentional “dance breaks” to decompress and reconnect. You can catch a glimpse of the spirit and energy in this slideshow video, which captures human rights transformation in action.
160 Girls Prosecution Pilot Training, including the Canadian High Commissioner to Kenya, Christopher Thornley (front row, centre); April, 2025.
What’s Up Next for e²
We are fine-tuning the 160 Girls prosecution training, and will be rolling it out to all 563 prosecutors in Kenya, and the Curriculum will be embedded in the Prosecution College. We’re also gearing up for the 160 Girls Judicial Training Pilot in Kenya this October, to equip judges with trauma-informed, survivor-centered tools to deliver justice in defilement cases.
