In partnership with the ministry of social affairs and Diakonia Lebanon, and in coordination with ISF General Directorate, Dar Al Amal association distributed on July 4 certificates to female inmates of the Tripoli Prison who have completed vocational training sessions. The ceremony also included an exhibition of drawings and handicrafts by the prisoners. On the occasion, Dar Al Amal president, Habib Hatem, praised the partnership with the MoSA, ISF, Diakonia and the Prisons’ Administration to the end of rehabilitating the prison’s buildings, as well as the life of inmates to facilitate their social integration after their release. Hatem stressed that Al Amal is the only association that provides specialists inside the jails to improve the conditions of prisoners and allow them to acquire new vocational and educational skills. For his part, Col. Bahaa Samad, superintendent of the Tripoli Prison, pointed out that Dar Al Amal’s contributions have helped many female inmates during their prison term and after their release. (An Nahar, July 15, 2019)