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EVALUATION OF THE PROJECT ON MENTAL HEALTH, FORMAL
EDUCATION AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING AT NYAGATARE JUVENILE PRISON

Nyagatare project followed a pilot project in mental health conducted between 2010 and 2013 in the Gitarama central prison. The first phase of the project (2010-2013) was dedicated to the rehabilitation of infrastructures and the acquisition of equipment, The second phase (2014-2017), which is the subject of this evaluation report, aimed at ensuring appropriate psychological conditions to prevent any abuse against minors and enable them to pursue education and vocational training programs (…)

ECD for children under three Rehabilitation of premises (psychotherapeutic consultation room, ECD for children under three, literacy, workshops for vocational training) Train and supervise on a quarterly basis the inmates-supervisors and peer educators Care for women with mental health problems and ensuring a systematic follow-up Prepare for the release of the children who live with their mother in the prison Literacy program for women prisoners who can not read or write
Bailleurs: (…)

ACQUIRE KNOWLEDGE AND KNOW-HOW:
literacy courses, formal and non-formal education, vocational training.
DEVELOP A SOCIAL SKILLS:
psychosocial activities (forum theater, discussion groups, sports, body expression, visual arts), monitoring of the most vulnerable cases.
Making pain a learning period
In a closed environment like that of a prison or a closed establishment, feelings and relationships are exacerbated. Promiscuity quickly generates violence that is directed towards others (…)

From 01st-06th September 2024, Team Rwanda comprised by CG Evariste Murenzi of RCS, Pierre Sindi DAF of Dide Rwanda Organization, SP Alex of RCS, Frank K CR of Interpeace, Celestin M ED of PFR and Egidia from RCB participated in the 26th ICPA Annual Conference held in Singapore where more than 1,000 participants from more than 70 countries attended.
Numerous presentations based on researches have shown that successful rehabilitation and reintegration need collaboration of different (…)

To make the half way home center a better transit for prisoners with less than 3 years left on their sentence, ground research has been conducted to find what would be the main focus
ABOUT US Organization Dignity in Detention Rwanda (DIDE RWANDA) is an organization registered as a local non-profit organisation in Rwanda as DIDE RWANDA. Our mission is to improve the conditions of children and female detainees through their education and reintegration in their respective (…)

The pursuit of social cohesion and successful prisoner reintegration in Rwanda’s correctional facilities implemented in partnership with DIDE and Interpeace has been greatly supported by sociotherapy healing spaces.
This approach empowers inmates to confront past actions, restoring dignity, experiencing personal healing, and seeking forgiveness, fostering reconciliation and the rebuilding of trust between perpetrators and the community. While emotional healing and reconciliation are (…)

During the implementation phase of the Interpeace/SIDA Programme, the following activities were undertaken over the month of October, 2022: Training of community facilitator’s multifamily healing spaces, Preparation of the activity of Provision of specialized vocational skills training in prisons, Training of Trainers on conflict resolution and Mediation technics, 24th Conference of International correction and Prison Association (ICPA).
Since October, 10th to 14th 2022, DiDe in (…)

Halfway home is a project with aim to help prisoners that have 3 to 5 years left to their sentence being prepared to reintegrate into the community, it is a project will be executed by DIDE in collaboration with RCS, the project is funded by Sterling Foundation. Prisoners having spent many years in the prison they will receive psychosocial support.
Halfway homes will offer complementary program in addition to the rehabilitation services obtained during their stay into the prisons. Within (…)

Formal school education (P1 to S3), Vocational and Technical training, Adult Literacy, ECD for children living with their mothers in prison

• Advocacy for a conducive environment
– In correctional facilities: appropriate infrastructure, education and vocational training, specific needs for youth, female and male inmates, and under 3 years old children living with their mothers in correction facilities
– In community: children in foster families, youth, women and ex-inmates to access to different services
• Economic empowerment for community resilience
• Integration of gender equality and women empowerment (…)

The DiDé Foundation thanks you for your generous and regular support; this is fundamental for the continuation of DiDé’s actions in favor of defense, dignity and the improvement of the living conditions of people in detention. Here is the second 2018 edition of the "DiDé Flash Info" retracing the recent activities developed by the Foundation.
Ngoma Women’s Prison
The activities planned within the framework of the psychosocial reintegration and vocational training project for women (…)

1. Institutional capacity of correctional services
– Enabling environment
– Child protection
– Education and vocational training
– Youth and Women empowerment
– Community reintegration
2. Societal healing
– Mental health and psychosocial support
– Social cohesion
– Gender equality
– Rehabilitation and reintegration of population in correction facilities
– Collaborative economic livelihoods