Al Amal Association concludes a vocational training programme for 799 women prisoners in Al Kobbeh (Tripoli) || Newspapers (Arabic)

Al Amal Association concluded last week its vocational training programme implemented in 2011 and 2012 consisting of literacy classes, hairdressing, cloth repairs, and custom jewelry making with a ceremony to distribute diplomas on 799 graduates from the women prison in Al Kobbeh.  The event was organised in collaboration with the Tripoli municipality, Safadi Association and Diakonia and within the framework of its programme entitled “rehabilitation at rebuilding the social fabric at the women prison in Tripoli” which started in 2008.  The vocational training allowed women to acquire skills which will enable them to find jobs and use the incarceration period positively as well as empower inmates and prevent recidivism.  The organizers consider that the programme provides an opportunity for women to become self sufficient once they serve their sentence.

Source: Al-Nahar, Al-Mustaqbal 22 April 2013