As part of our program "Education in prisons", this innovative project gives inmates in seven pilot prisons access to digital and audiovisual tools to help them prepare for reintegration.

Initiated in July 2024, the project is in partnership with the Directorate General of Prisons, the Ministry of Education and supported by the Fund for Innovation in Development. Two off-line learning platforms are used by 335 inmates (including 36 women), downloaded onto a server connected to seven computers.

A second platform called Skills for Development Programme was developed by Sipar and its partners? It offers classes in three areas:

• Three levels of learning English as a foreign language (literacy and levels A1 and A2), leading to a certificate issued by project partner Pañasastra University.
• Basic digital skills: modules developed by our partner Passerelles numériques.
• Modules to prepare prisoners for socio-professional reintegration in the form of videos shown in groups at the end of their sentence. They provide useful information on topics such as managing emotions, positive communication, managing finances, preparing for employment, setting up a micro-business...

All this content is based on interactive teaching methods adapted to the prison environment: short, lively filmed lessons, abundantly illustrated, with quizzes and practical exercises, all of which are greatly appreciated by the inmates who learn them.

Since 2012, Sipar has been committed to bringing education and reading to prisoners through the creation of prison libraries.

By offering detainees access to reading, digital learning and appropriate training, Sipar gives them the means to rebuild their lives. Acquiring new skills and preparing for reintegration thus reduces the risk of recidivism. By transforming prison libraries into veritable learning centers, Sipar takes concrete action to ensure the successful reintegration of prisoners and a more inclusive society.