The organisation, which helps to release unjustly imprisoned
individuals, was successful to free the inmates in Kathmandu ,
Bhaktapur, Lalitpur, Palpa, Butwal and Kavre.
Founder of the foundation Vivek Upadhyay informed that the
organisation had assisted to settle the released individuals in the society.
“We provide various skill based training in order to enable
them to earn money through entrepreneurship. We train them on knitting, candle
making, bakery and ice cream making, electric and electronic, paper recycle,
cutting and cushion and handicraft,” he said.
He stated that many people were forced to serve jail term
just because they couldn’t pay the fine of just Rs. 3,000.
The HFL hopes to visit all central prison of Nepal to assess
the conditions of the inmates and instill them a feeling that they are not
alone.
Karuna Pudasainee, co-founder of the Foundation said that
they have been planning to develop entrepreneurship skills to help the released
prisoners to make them mentally and financially strong.
“We also aim to provide skills development trainings inside
the prison. It will help the prisoners to find work immediately when they are
released from the prison,” she said.
There are 17,423 inmates in the prisons across the country.
The country has 74 prisons in 72 districts with a capacity to accommodate only 10,433
inmates.
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