International Development Law Organization
Sahel
Implementing Partner: 
Ecole-Parrainage et Actions de Développement de Base (EPAD)
Sub-Project title: 
Appui au Renforcement du Cadre d’Apprentissage et de Réinsertion Socioprofessionnelle des Détenus de la prison de Daikaina
Amount awarded: 
XOF 59,155,586
Duration: 
April, 2023 to December, 2023

This sub-project aimed to support the socio-professional reintegration of the detainees of Daikana reinsertion centre in Niger. The organization Ecole-Parrainage et Actions de Développement de Base (EPAD) supported the operationalization of professional centres within the Daikana reinsertion centre and delivered a series of vocational training sessions on sewing, cabinet making, metal carpentry and ecological market gardening to the inmates . EPAD further delivered training sessions on psychological support of detainees, human rights and no-violence culture to prison guards to improve the living conditions of the detainees. Finally, in order to reduce the risk of recidivism, rejection and vulnerability of prisoners following their sentence, the implementing partner conducted visits and providing psychological support to the families and communities of the ex-detainees.

Selection: 
Open call