Rehabilitation of Prisoners' Children For Their Better Future with Prisoners Assistance Nepal – Project 017
Project 017 / 2024 – 2028
The project aims to offer a more secure future to the children of prisoners, who are particularly vulnerable to poverty, stigma and social exclusion. It is based on three key areas: providing children with a safe, family-like environment; supporting young children who are still living with their mothers in prison; and ensuring the sustainable reintegration of adolescents into their families and communities.
- Key objectives:
• To ensure a safe and supportive environment for the children of prisoners by meeting their basic needs in terms of accommodation, nutrition and healthcare
• To ensure access to high-quality education from early childhood onwards and to support each child in their academic, personal and social development
• To promote the social reintegration of young people by strengthening their skills, their independence and their ties with their families and communities
- The main initiatives :
• To welcome and support 60 children in PA Nepal’s care homes
• To provide childcare services for 15 young children living with their mothers in prison
• To implement a reintegration programme comprising family reintegration, temporary accommodation and access to education
- Sustainability of the project :
• Access to education for young people to help them become more independent
• Engaging families, local leaders and community organisations to facilitate the reintegration of children
Project details
€ 350,000
The project directly benefits 75 prisoners' children, with positive effects extending to all 190 children within PA Nepal's programs.
Prisoners Assistance Nepal (PA Nepal) is a Nepalese non-profit organisation founded in 2000 by Indira Ranamagar. It works to promote the rights and well-being of prisoners and their families, with a particular focus on children living in prison with their parents. Its mission is to provide these children with a protective environment in which they can grow up, continue their education and build a future for themselves.
The organisation meets the children’s educational and healthcare needs through children’s homes, schools and early-years facilities. PA Nepal has set up 10 children’s homes, 2 schools and 3 daycentres. These facilities aim to preserve family ties whilst providing children with a stable environment suited to their development.
PA Nepal also supports prisoners and those released from prison through social programmes, training and initiatives designed to facilitate their rehabilitation and reintegration. The programmes work with women from disadvantaged rural backgrounds to strengthen their independence and reduce the risk of exclusion after their release from prison.
Through its work, PA Nepal seeks to break the cycle of poverty and exclusion.
- Projects such as the PA Nepal Sankhu Children Home (40 children) and the Jungle Garden Home in Butabari, Jhapa (20 children) are located close to prisons to facilitate the reintegration of beneficiaries.
- Implementation of childcare centres adjacent to the central prisons in Kathmandu and Jhapa (15 children).
Equal opportunities
Education
Prison
SGD 3 - Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
SGD 4 - Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
SGD 10 - Reduce inequality within and among countries
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