Khulisa is a non-governmental organization providing community development programmes and reintegration and rehabilitation programmes for at-risk youth and young offenders. Restorative justice philosophy underpins the organization’s work to rebuild relationships between the offenders, their families and the community. Their website introduces visitors to the organization and its different programmes.
REHABILITATION
“Khulisa’s rehabilitation programmes include a number of integrated processes that promote behaviour change and skills development. Personal development programmes offer inmates an opportunity to explore themselves through facilitated group sessions and detailed self-help workbooks that use a number of therapeutic techniques; art therapy, drama therapy, journaling etc. The skills programmes offered are developed as a need is identified and have in the past included entrepreneurial skills, life skills necessary to cope with being released, peer education, production of arts and crafts through Khulisa’s own Reinvent programme etc. Both the personal development programmes and skills development programmes are essential for ensuring that the participant is prepared for the world when he/she is released.
