Sycamore Tree Project® Videos

These videos from around the world demonstrate the power of victims and prisoners sharing stories through the Sycamore Tree Project®.

Sycamore Tree Programme from Prison Fellowship England and Wales

In this four minute video, members of Prison Fellowship England and Wales share about restorative justice and the ministry's adaptation of the Sycamore Tree Proejct (R).

Forgiveness is a powerful thing

From the October 2011 issue of PF England & Wales' Voices newsletter: Jo became a victim of crime when her brother was murdered by two youths. She now volunteers as a victim of crime on Sycamore Tree and here she tells us her story:

PF England & Wales volunteer answers questions about Sycamore Tree

In this three minute video, Malcolm, a PF England and Wales volunteer, responds to questions about the Sycamore Tree programme: "How do prisoners find the Sycamore Tree programme when they are first introduced to it?"; "What developments do you see in prisoners as they adapt to the Sycamore Tree programme?"; and "Some people may be reluctant to sign up to schemes such as the Sycamore Tree programme, what would your message to them be?"

"We need someone with teaching experience...": Recruiting a Sycamore Tree Project® Facilitator.

The ring of the telephone at lunchtime usually heralds either recorded messages beginning "Congratulations..”, or callers solicitous for my welfare inregard to debt, double glazing or woodworm. This particular ‘cold call’ was different.

Sycamore Tree Project®: Interview with Lyn Connolly

In this 23 minute video, Lyn Connolly describes her experiences going into prison to tell her story of being a crime victim as a part of PF England and Wales' Sycamore Tree programme. She recounts the powerful emotions of describing receiving the news of her son's murder for the first time and how the men in prison responded.

The Sycamore Tree Project® video from Western Australia

In this video, produced by Myriad Images for Prison Fellowship Australia (Western Australia), victims, ex-prisoners, volunteers, and family members of prisoners share their experiences of participating in the Sycamore Tree Project®.

Volunteering with Sycamore Tree

In this short video, a volunteer from PF England and Wales describes her experience of volunteering with the Sycamore Tree Project®.