Our Mental Health Workshops are held at all six central prisons where we work. These workshops focus on restoring an individual’s self-image and developing the understanding that they are not defined by a single act of crime. These processes give rise to restoration, healing and strength to lead healthier lives once they are released from prison.

With the help of Mental Health Consultants, we use theatre, art forms and interactive games to challenge women to think of action and ability to alter how they respond to events in their lives. A participatory art form, the Theatre of the Oppressed model is central to our Mental Health Workshops as it invites participating life convicts to envision concrete action, reimagine the self and collective transformation.

Through these workshops, we also encourage peer-to-peer emotional support and guidance by empowering those who have been released to invest time in those still in prison.