Stories from the Pacific
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- PF Brazil Signs Agreement with the Government of Minas Gerais
- In late June, PF Brazil signed a cooperative agreement with the Secretary of Social Defence of the State of Minas Gerais.
- Hungary’s President Visits PF’s APAC
- In May, President Sólyom Láslo visited VAC prison in response to an invitation by the Hungarian Association of Prison Chaplains. During the visit Mr. Láslo met with officials from the prison administration, 70 prison chaplains, and PF Hungary volunteers. He also spent 45 minutes in PF Hungary’s APAC programme where he heard testimonies from participants and listened to the APAC choir sing.
- Raising Community Awareness in Swaziland
- In April, PF Swaziland participated in an awareness raising event aimed to help community leaders in the country’s Lubombo region understand the proposed community service programme. Organised by the Commissioner of Correctional Services, the meeting included several stakeholders: Correctional services, local chiefs, the Swaziland Association for Crime Prevention and the Rehabilitation of Offenders (SACRO), National Emergency Response Council on HIV/AIDS (NERCHA), and PF Swaziland.
- Exploring alternatives in Finland
- During the last year, PF Finland organized two seminars for staff from different churches and faith communities working in prison. About one-third of the seminar agenda included justice topics discussing the roles that faith communities can serve in such work.
- PF Rwanda Receives Grant for Reconciliation Work
- Recently, PF Rwanda received a two-year grant from the Embassy of Belgium in Kigali. The grant will support the ministry’s restorative justice activities both in prison and in the community. The goal is to strengthen the understanding of restorative justice at various levels and support peaceful coexistence in communities where those guilty of crimes during the 1994 genocide and survivors are living side-by-side.
- Expériences de l'animateur STP
- Une récente thèse de Maîtrise de l'Université Notre-Dame de l'Australie explore l'expérience des animateurs et animateurs assistants de STP en Australie Occidentale. L'auteur, Jean Mackenzie, a déclaré que son but était de «décrire en détail l'expérience de facilitation ou d'aide à la facilitation de groupes participant à un programme de justice réparatrice ...."
- FP CNMI Touche les Églises par STP.
- À la mi-avril, FP Îles Mariannes du Nord a organisé un séminaire de formation de deux nuits pour sept églises dans Saipan. Organisé dans l'Église « Life in the Son Church », la formation avait pour objectifs:
- Experiencias de Facilitador PAS
- Una tesis reciente de Maestría de la Universidad de Nuestra Señora de Australia explora las experiencias de los facilitadores del PAS y de sus ayudantes en Australia Occidental. La autora, Jean Mackenzie, dijo que su propósito era “describir al detalle la experiencia de facilitar, o ayudar a facilitar, a grupos participantes en el programa de justicia restaurativa...”
- La C C de las Islas Marianas del Norte Acercando Iglesias mediante el PAS
- A mediados de abril, la CC de las Islas Marianas del Norte dió un seminario de capacitación de dos noches para siete iglesias en Saipan. Alojados por la Iglesia Vida en el Hijo, la capacitación buscó:
- PF Scotland Continues to Expand the Sycamore Tree Project®
- Since implementing the Sycamore Tree Project® in 2003, PF Scotland has worked to expand its coverage in various prisons. In its recent newsletter, the ministry reported that the programme has adapted well for the Scottish context being fully established in four prisons with another two beginning implementation.
