Our programs
Six areas of work, drawn from the objectives set out in the association's statutes.
Spiritual care
Regular prison visits, prayer services, and time to listen to and accompany each inmate.
- Prayer services inside prisons
- One-to-one and group meetings
- Visits during Church feasts and fasts
Legal aid
With the Tripoli Bar Association, we work to secure a defence for those who cannot afford a lawyer.
- Cooperation protocol with the Bar
- Following up release on bail
- Pressing for faster trials
Rehabilitation and reintegration
We work towards care and training centres and workshops that help prisoners rejoin society.
- Training and rehabilitation
- Workshops
- Support after release
Youth awareness
School sessions and encounters between young people and prisoners, so a new generation learns the difference between freedom and lawlessness.
- Sessions in schools
- Awareness publications
- Learning from lived experience
Research and advocacy
We provide the relevant authorities with studies, reports and proposals on prisons and prisoners.
- Seat on the National Higher Committee for Prisons
- Reports and recommendations
- Conferences and seminars
Social and psychological support
Following prisoners and their families socially and psychologically, inside and outside prisons across Lebanon.