The Community Work Programme (CWP) has recruited ex-offenders as participants in
some of their sites across the country. Because CWP provides income opportunities,
engages participants in community upliftment, and builds new relationships among
participants, it presents a key opportunity for reintegration of ex-offenders.
The CWP‘s focus on crime and violence prevention initiatives also provides an opportunity
for ex-offenders to make a unique contribution and facilitate their reintegration back into
communities, but it also comes with serious challenges. In this policy brief we look at the role that
the CWP plays in facilitating the social and community reintegration of ex-offenders back
into their communities.
