Rehabilitate 370 Prisoners in Trichy prison

Summary

370 discharged prisoners will be rehabilitated by training them in income generation skills to enable them to have a decent livelihood. Guidance will be given to prepare them for the future.

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

Discharged prisoners (DPs) are amongst the most vulnerable to domestic, social, institutional exclusion and isolation. Hence their rehabilitation includes a package of preparing them through counseling ; Imparting skills required; to motivate them to take up self-employment opportunities. 370 to be DPs from the Trichy Central Prison will be trained in Hospitality industry, tailoring, vermicompost, soap, cleaning powder, sambrani, candle making, kundan work, screen printing and poly bag nursery.

Activities

• Counseling the to be discharged prisoners individually and in a group to prepare them for the future. • Motivation to the to be discharged prisoners. • Training the to be discharged prisoners in an income generation skill.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $0
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $9,950
Total Funding Goal: $9,950

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

Training the to be discharged prisoners will help in creating confidence and courage to face the community besides providing an opportunity to find a livelihood option. Engaging them in income earning activities reduces the return rate in prison.

Project Message

The tailoring training given by the organisation has helped me to start a small venture once i was discharged from the Prison. Now I have an avenue to earn my living and got acceptance from community.
- Rani, Beneficiary

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Beatrice Vanaja
Cheif Administrative Officer
No. 7, 3rd Cross, 5th Main Road
Srinivasa Nagar
Trichirappalli, Tamil Nadu 620017
India
91-431-2770199
Email:

Project Sponsor

F. Beatrice Vanaja

Organization

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New Life
No. 7, 5th Main Road, 3rd cross
Srinivasa Nagar, Trichirappalli 620017
India
914312770199
http://www.newlifemfi.org

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Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in IndiaIndia and can also be found under Human RightsHuman Rights.

For more information about India, read the Human Development Report on India or the Wikipedia entry for India.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on November 6, 2009.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on October 8, 2009

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