Be without prejudice – a training project for prison staff for identifying and responding to discrimination in prisons
Project number 2019-1-RS01-KA204-000814
The aim of the BWP project – „Be without prejudice – a training project for prison staff for identifying and responding to discrimination in prisons”, is to, through theoretical and practical aspects of the project implementation, trainees (prison staff) in the biennial cycle of adult education to acquire basic knowledge and skills in order:
-to recognize and respond to discrimination in their workplace and social environments from which they come;
-to acquire knowledge to identify and respond to discrimination in prisons and
-to master the mechanisms and techniques for overcoming discriminatory and conflict situations.
The project is designed and implemented by five partner organisations, from three different corners of Europe:
Kazneno popravni zavod Pozarevac Zabela – Serbia (Project coordinator)
Penitenciarul Timisoara – Romania
Centrul pentru Promovarea Invatarii Permanente – Romania
Penal Correctional Institute – Serbia
Zdruzhenie na gragjani IURIDICA PRIMA Skopje – North Macedonia
The projectisbased on threeIntellectualOutputs, namely:
IO1: „Publication of the manual “Sensitive Oriented Operations” for Prison Staff in Serbian and English Learning/teaching/training material–Academic / scientific publication”
-The manual includes an analysis of the system of execution of criminal sanctions of the Republic of Serbia with an emphasis on work in the convicted population and community and the concept of human security as a proactive approach in solving discrimination.
IO2: „Patenting and certification of training programs Recognition and response to discrimination in prisons Course”
IO3: The movie “Second Chance”
– This is the first film that deals with discrimination against vulnerable and marginalized groups in prisons. At the same time, this is the first film of this type in the Western Balkans. The film will be available in English and shared via YouTube, but also sent to prisons in several countries.
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