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APP’s Strategy and Healthcare Advisor, Dr Hannah McLean, nominated in 2012 Health Awards
23 April 2012
APP is pleased to share the wonderful news that Dr Hannah McLean, APP’s Strategy and Healthcare advisor, has been nominated in the following two of 12 categories of the BMJ (British Medical Journal) Group Improving Health Awards 2012, which recognise excellence in medical practice More...
APP is Recruiting for a Correspondence Studies Officer in Uganda
19 April 2012
African Prisons Project (APP) is an innovative charity founded to improve access to healthcare, education, justice and community reintegration for prisoners in Africa. APP works to establish a new model for imprisonment in Africa, based on a respect for human rights and prisons as places of positive transformation. APP’s work is built on three pillars: infrastructure development; formal and informal education, which ranges from functional adult literacy to helping prisoners and prisons staff study for degrees by correspondence with British universities; and community sensitisation. As our charity continues to grow and to offer more support to prisoners and their families in Africa, we are looking to appoint a Correspondence Studies Officer, based in Uganda to oversee all aspects of the running of the APP correspondence programme; from developing support materials to recruiting students. At present, APP are supporting eight students (inmates, ex-inmates and prison staff) to study for their Diploma in the Common Law or LLB Degree. More...
APP is Recruiting for a UK Fellowship Officer
19 April 2012
African Prisons Project (APP) is an innovative charity founded to improve access to healthcare, education, justice and community reintegration for prisoners in Africa. APP works to establish a new model for imprisonment in Africa, based on a respect for human rights and prisons as places of positive transformation. APP’s work is built on three pillars: infrastructure development; formal and informal education, which ranges from functional adult literacy to helping prisoners and prisons staff study for law degrees by correspondence with British universities; and community sensitisation. As our charity continues to grow and to offer more support to prisoners and their families in Africa, we are looking to appoint a Fellowship Officer, based in the UK to oversee all aspects of the APP fellowship programme. More...
APP Volunteer, Mark Allison, updates us on his work
16 April 2012
ark Allison, a UK-qualified solicitor, has been working in a voluntary capacity with APP... More...
In Prison but Still on the Field: Sports at Upper Prison Boma
11 April 2012
Juliet Naturinda, APP staff member, shares the details of the recent sports tournament at Boma... More...
APP is Recruiting for a Country Director in Uganda
10 April 2012
African Prisons Project (APP) is an innovative charity founded to improve access to healthcare, education, justice and community reintegration for prisoners in Africa. APP works to establish a new model for imprisonment in Africa, based on a respect for human rights and prisons as places of positive transformation. APP’s work is built on three pillars: infrastructure development; formal and informal education, which ranges from functional adult literacy to helping prisoners and prisons staff study for law degrees by correspondence with British universities; and community sensitisation. As our charity continues to grow and to offer more support to prisoners and their families in Africa, we are looking to appoint a Country Director, based in Uganda to oversee all aspects of the running of APP in Uganda; from budget and resource; to project planning and management. More...
APP congratulates Catherine Wood on winning the Development Award…
10 April 2012
APP warmly congratulates Catherine Wood, Head of In-Patient Services for Havens Hospices, UK, who has been honoured for her work by winning the Development Award in the 2012 International Journal of Palliative Nursing Awards (IJPN); this is in recognition of the inspirational work Catherine is doing to implement and improve specialist and end-of-life care within parts of Uganda. More...
‘What makes a social entrepreneur?’
2 April 2012
Drive? Determination? Passion? Vision? Luck? Risk Taking? Recklessness? ... More...
APP welcome new chair
2 April 2012
APP welcome Farida Anderson MBE, as the new chair of the trustee board... More...
Get active and raise funds for APP - we need you!
31 March 2012
APP is partnering with the Foundation for Social Improvement (FSI) and The Rotary Club of Kew Gardens to help raise funds for the work of APP... More...
Alexander McLean, APP Director General, selected as 2012 TEDGlobal Fellow
31 March 2012
APP is delighted to announce that Alexander McLean has been selected as one of 19 new TED Fellows for 2012 all of whom will be joining the TED community in Edinburgh for the TEDGlobal summer conference which has as its theme: Radical Openness. The themes of the global conference are international in nature with a wide range of speakers and participants and include the famous TED University, with those attending sharing their knowledge with others. TEDGlobal is now held annually in Edinburgh... More...
Computer Class Completes Training
31 March 2012
I.T. trainer, Peter Angelo, shares an update of the I.T. training at the APP resource centre... More...
The 3rd Annual Justice, Law & Order Sector (JLOS) Open Day – The View from the Ground
26 March 2012
APP was represented at the 3rd Annual JLOS open day by Emmanuel Oteng; APP's University of London Coordinator who endeavors to seek collaborations for our access to justice programs and share our work within other networks... More...
Climax of the African Prisons Project Sports Tournament in Condemned Section, Luzira Upper Prison
8 March 2012
APP fundraiser, Sam Muhumza shares his experience of attending his first APP sports tournament... More...
Murchison Bay Primary School Library opens with great success!
16 February 2012
On Tuesday 14th February, African Prisons Project was delighted to host an opening ceremony celebrating the completion of Murchison Bay Primary School library... More...
APP are seeking a legal adviser to join council of advisers
24 January 2012
APP are seeking a volunteer legal adviser to join the council of advisers... More...
APP are seeking a volunteer choir master
23 January 2012
APP are seeking a creative volunteer to join the team in Uganda as a Choir Master... More...
APP donates soap and foodstuffs to inmates during Christmas
10 January 2012
On 24th December, APP brought smiles to the faces of inmates and staff... More...
Christmas event in Uganda was a great success
10 January 2012
Finlay Wood, the APP Fundraiser in Uganda shares about the APP Uganda Christmas event... More...
Spiritual Support Volunteers Needed
10 January 2012
APP is now recruiting for spiritual support volunteers... More...
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