Back to search

Their homes are taken, their future not PT3

2023-1-EL02-KA153-YOU-0001488592023Mobility of youth workersongoing
Countries: EL|DE|ES|HU|BG|CY|DK · Grant: €26,015
Inclusion of marginalised young peopleBridging intercultural, intergenerational and social divideCommunity development

Objectives

Their homes are taken, their future not PT3 will be a TC about the social inclusion of the ex offenders. This will be the third project of a series of projects with the same title that we did in the past. Erasmus plus is promoting solidarity and we see very often the approach of social inclusion methodology from youngsters. But what about the social inclusion of the ex prisoners? This peculiar topic needs to be addressed as well. We wrote this project while thinking about ways to raise the awareness of marginalised individuals. An ex offenders are part of the marginalised individuals. The social exclusion of ex-offenders is a multidimensional phenomenon. A strong political commitment is needed if prisons are to prepare people for life back in society. Many prisoners come into contact with the criminal justice and prison systems from a background of social exclusion: low educational levels, unemployment, health problems, drug dependency, etc. Imprisonment solves nothing: the problems are inextricably linked and build up, adding to the time served the near certainty of leaving more deeply excluded than before. But possibilities do exist and are being tried out sporadically to help ex-offenders fit back into an accusatory society. At a time when the theme of insecurity is exploited for electoral ends, a real political will to tackle this issue still needs to emerge in Europe, to give prison back its function as a force for social rehabilitation. The main objective is to raise the awareness on this topic and promote solidarity.

Project partners (7)