vocational skills training

At the DreamWeaver Foundation, we are all about achieving dreams. We believe that having a purpose in life guides one to have a sense of direction, helps you shape your thoughts and drives you to weave those dreams into reality.   Our Skills Development Project is about giving young offenders a second chance. By having a purpose in life, young offenders are encouraged and supported to become independent and productive members of society, capable of providing for themselves and their families. Without any job prospects, family and community support, a good education and technical skills, released inmates are more likely to reoffend and end up back in prison, once they are unable to secure gainful employment on the outside. LITERACY PROGRAM The basic act of being able to read and write has the potential to drammatically change a persons life. During the 3 years that we’ve been working prisons where young people are incarcerated, we have learnt that about 95% of young offenders only have a primary school education, and are barely able to read and write, or do basic arithmetic. Because young offenders are incarcerated during the time when they should be in primary and secondary school, we work with these youngmen to ensure that they do not totally miss out on their formal education. We provide fundamental literacy skills in reading, writing and arithmetic.