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Association Kinouété

We provide a comprehensive rehabilitation programme within the prison and continued support after release, involving families in the process.

 

Our vision

Kinouété believes that justice system is preparatory and is a journey, and with proper guidance, anyone can lead a normal life after incarceration.

 

Our mission

We offer personalised services to inmates and former inmates to facilitate their social and community reintegration.

 

Our values

We believe. We support. We listen. We trust.

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Services offered

We provide a range of services to support our beneficiaries in their rehabilitation and reintegration journey:

  • One-on-One Counselling
  • Group Therapy
  • Family Mediation
  • Family Therapy
  • Referral to Existing external services
  • Social Support
  • Employment Counselling
  • Activities for Youth
  • Personal Development Programmes
  • Prevention Programmes for Social Issues such as Drug Abuse

 

Beneficiaries:

  • Inmates and ex-inmates (men, women, and youth)
  • Families of inmates and ex-inmates
History

Kinouété was founded in 2001 to address a gap in the rehabilitation and reintegration of incarcerated women. In 2005, the programme expanded to include incarcerated men. Since its inception, Kinouété has impacted over 5,000 individuals, including inmates, ex-inmates, their family members, youth, and children, through a personalised rehabilitation and reintegration programme.

Objectives

Kinouété aims to enhance the skills and rehabilitation of inmates (both men and women) through various activities, ensuring a more positive process of reintegration and re-entry into the community.

Main achievements
  • 2001: Established the Listening and Discussion Group at the Women's Prison.
  • 2004: Initiated Group Therapy and Individual Counselling at the Women's Prison.
  • 2004: Inauguration of the Centre.
  • 2005-2006: Extended Group Therapy and Individual Counselling services to Beau-Bassin and Petit Verger Men's Prisons.
  • 2005-2006: Began contact visits with parents and children.
  • 2006: Established a Therapy Group at Richelieu Open Prison.
  • 2006: Public Exhibition of items produced by incarcerated women.
  • 2007: Launched the Empowerment Programme (vocational training in hairdressing, aesthetics, crafts/embroidery, computer skills) at the Women's Prison.
  • 2010: Advocacy for legal measures regarding the payment of fines for inmates; Successfully advocated for the release of a female inmate; Vocational training in hairdressing and makeup for ten former female inmates at La Chrysalide; Assisted 17 former female inmates in successfully resuming employment.
  • 2017: Affiliated with the ARASA (AIDS and Rights Alliance for Southern Africa), extending Kinouété's activities in drug and HIV prevention, aligning with ARASA's primary focus areas.
  • 2017: Lowered the target beneficiary age profile from 35-45 years to 25-35 years.
  • 2017: Strengthened presence in RYC/CYC.
Sources of funding

We rely on funding from:

  • NSIF (National Social Inclusion Foundation)
  • CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) contributions from the private sector