Priority Areas

Human Rights

Prisoner’s human rights are routinely overlooked in quite a number of countries, regionally and globally.

Social Accountability

The programs target both inmates and officers, empowering them to identify areas of improvement in prison services.

Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights

Programs in prisons on improving provision, access and uptake of SRH Rights

Social Inclusion

Prison populations are some of the most marginalized and excluded groups in societal processes.

HIV Programming

Focused on scaling up access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support

Re-integration of Ex-prisoners

Giving prisoners a better opportunity to turn their lives around.

Institutional Strengthening

SANOPs objective is to improve the performance of institutions, aligning them to their mandate.

Movement Building

The goal is to capacity build both inmates and officers to be able to negotiate for improved service and also for friendlier service provision from officers.

Countries of Operation

Malawi Chapter

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eSwatini Chapter

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Zambia Chapter

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Zimbabwe Chapter

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Southern Africa Network of Prisons

Contact Info

Phase 4, Gaborone West, Botswana

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