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Our in Prison programmes

Our programmes are aimed at reducing the prison population, reducing recidivism and helping reintergration into communities.

Former PM Helen Clark attends Literacy Programme award ceremony. Photo by Anna Loren

• Organising and executing basic literacy and numeracy programmes in jails
• Providing literacy programmes in alcohol and drug rehabilitation facilities
• One on one learner licence programmes in prison
• Provide English for speakers of other languages (ESOL) tutoring in jails
• Facilitation of book clubs in jails
• Facilitating book donations to prison libraries
• Locating and donating to prison libraries
• Providing bee keeping instruction
• Six Thinking Hat Programme in a number of facilities
• Facilitation of CV Workshops in jails
• A Te Reo Maori programme where prisoners and tutors learn to speak Te Reo together

Articles about our Literacy Programme

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Helping prisoners to read and write at Rimutaka

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Rimutaka prisoners learn basic literacy through Howard League

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[Video] Breaking the crime cycle with picture books