Prisons in Togo are known for their deplorable prison conditions. The average occupancy rate is 165%. The project targets 4 prisons in this country, namely: Lomé, Aného, Tsévie and Kara. For example, the occupancy rate in the Lomé prison gets as high as 310% and that of Tsévie- near 400%! This prison overpopulation is largely due to the absence of a true reintegration policy and therefore to a high rate of relapses (over 60%).

For many years, the National Fraternity of Prisons in Togo- our local partner -has been engaged in a reintegration policy for detainees in the form of establishing workshops in the country’s prisons. However, this effort is limited to a minority of prisoners. 253 detainees have been trained since 2010. The present project aims at extending this initiative and training 500 prisoners in 3 years (350 detainees and 50 women of detaines in the second year).

Plan of action

• CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPMENT FOR 2 WORKSHOPS.
• 50 ADDITIONAL BENEFICIARY DETAINEES.
• CONSTRUCTION OF LATRINES IN THE WORKSHOPS.
• 50 DETAINEE WIVES WERE INVOLVED IN PRODUCTION SALES.
• SUPPORT TO POST-PRISON REINTEGRATION.

• Afford the opportunity to 500 prisoners (350 in the second year) to obtain professional training in prison (200% increase in trained detainees)
• Improve the economic situation of the prisoners and their families through revenue generated through workshop products
• Facilitate socio-professional reintegration and reduce the rate of prisoner relapses
• Involved women’s detaines
• Sensitize and push for actions on the part of engaged organisms in Togo and Switzerland

Material, equipment, hangars : CHF 22’143
Training, material, administration : CHF 57’318
Evaluation (audit) : CHF 2’712
Operations support (women and cooperative support) : CHF 11’016
Project management and field visit : CHF 22’227

Budget : CHF 115’416

Proceeds :

FEDEVACO : CHF 50’000
For Foundation : CHF 10’000
Interaction : CHF 31’286
Local participation : CHF 3’051
Equity capital : CHF 5’000

Total needed : CHF 16’079

Your individual donation will allow us to :

• Offer professional training to one detainee for CHF 30

CHRYZALID PRJECT CONTACT :
Laurence Girod
laurence.girod@chryzalid.org
+41 21 903 02 75