The main project goal is to introduce inmates and prisoners with beekeeping activities. Projects are placed in prisons and jails in Croatia. Educational activities include beekeeping school, beehive placements where prisoners gain new knowlege and practical skills. Through this project participants will activlaly organize their free times. It has been scientifically proven that beekiping activities positively influence psychophysical conditions of participants engaged in such projects. Therefore, this project will contribute inmates' socialisation, humanisation, and return to civilization.
Lets Learn beekeeping
Nominated 2023
Country: Croatia
Region: Lika-Senj County, Požega-Slavonia County, Zagreb County
Sector: Civil Society / Social Economy
Fields of action: Unemployment, Adult education, Offender support
Project owner: Hrvatska Udruga Pčelara (HUP) Pčelinjak; Croatian Beekeepers Association
Responsible person: Dražen Jerman
Website: Weblink
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