January

Guatemala

         Opening of the halfway house Fr. Varela

Mercedarian Friars gives PF Guatemala the administration of the house to support those former prisoners in their transition from prison to society.








Support for Education

PF Guatemala supported public schools delivering educational material to reinforce children's human and spiritual growth. 

Visit of the President of the International Society for Human Rights (ISHR)


New programs development

PF Guatemala is going through prequalification process of the "Promise Path"program.

Bahamas


The International men's Day 

PF Bahamas stood with The International men's Day committee in support of their rally for the elimination of violence against men and boys. Rally was held in wake of a double murder in the Montell heights community, Nassau Bahamas.


Costa Rica

TPJ Graduations

Jorge Arturo Montero Prison

Reynaldo Villalobos Prison

Suriname

 Delegation of the Ministry of Justice & Security from the Netherlands

PF Suriname met with the delegates to explore the possibilities of how to reduce recidivism in prisoners and how to support them in their human and professional development.


Argentina


TPJ session 4 simulation

PF Argentina is highly committed to strengthening their facilitators' skills through continuous training.

Dominican Republic

Recruiting volunteers

Praying for the Nation

First meeting at the Pino Prison

Visit to La Vega and Samana prisons 

Visit to La Victoria prison

PF  Dominican Republic met with prison authorities to request permission to carry out the course leaders training that Stephen James will deliver in middle February 2023.

Uruguay

TPJ Courses

Prison in Rivera

Trinidad and Tobago

Praying in unity

PF Trinidad and Tobago participated in the annual interfaith service organized by the country's prison system under the theme Restoring perspectives through faith, gratitude and perseverance.


Programs reopening


PF Trinidad and Tobago's executive director, Robert Payne Jr, speaking to the men at the 2023 Program Resumption launch at the Port of Spain Prison.


Peru

Three Kings Day Celebration

Santa Monica minimum security prison

Santa Monica  maximum security prison

Colombia

TPJ team training

First meeting of the Healthy and Free Families volunteers

Meeting with the former prisoners program volunteers


Meeting with the Huila regional office volunteers


Fasting and praying encounter with volunteers and former prisoners of the Atlantic region

Peace Builders program Graduation event

Home visits

Delivering gift

Delivering school kits

Brazil



Brasil Paralelo Podcast 

The director of the International Center for Studies in APAC Methodology, Valdeci Ferreira, participated in the "Conversa Paralela" program where he shared about the APAC methodology.

TPJ Courses

Pedra Azul APAC

Rio Piracicaba APAC

Visconde do Rio Branco APAC 

TPJ Graduations

Frutal APAC 

Nova Lima APAC 

 SJDR APAC 

Viana MA Prison

Presidente Medici -RO Prison

Volunteer training