Hope Behind Bars Africa

Hope Behind Bars Africa We are a non-profit promoting institutional reforms & interventions for access to justice & rehabilitation of women & juvenile offenders.

Hope Behind Bars Initiative is a non-profit organization based in Nigeria that connects indigent women and young people awaiting trial to lawyers and helps improve prison welfare through outreaches and policy influencing.

Today, 18 August 2026, Hope Behind Bars Africa signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the National Human Rights Commi...
18/08/2026

Today, 18 August 2026, Hope Behind Bars Africa signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the National Human Rights Commission marking an important milestone in our shared commitment to advancing human rights, digital rights, access to justice, and civic space in Nigeria.

This partnership strengthens and further deepens the work we have been doing to close Nigeria’s justice gap, while creating a stronger platform for collaboration, accountability, and meaningful interventions for people whose rights and freedoms are at risk.

For us, this is more than a memorandum. It is a renewed commitment to ensuring that justice is not a privilege reserved for a few, but a right that must be accessible to all.
Together with the National Human Rights Commission , we are building stronger pathways to justice, protecting rights, and working towards a Nigeria where no one is left behind.

Today, 307 incarcerated persons across different custodial centres in the FCT Command are ready to write their WAEC, NEC...
17/08/2026

Today, 307 incarcerated persons across different custodial centres in the FCT Command are ready to write their WAEC, NECO and NABTEB examinations. They have chosen to continue learning despite their circumstances, but they need your support to complete their registration before the deadline of 10 September 2026.

The registration fee is ₦38,500 ($29) per candidate, and Hope Behind Bars Africa needs your help in raising ₦11,819,500 ($8,680) to register the 307 candidates.
You do not have to fund an entire registration. You only have to contribute what you can. Whether it is ₦1,000, ₦5,000, ₦10,000, ₦20,000 or the full registration fee, your contribution becomes part of a collective effort to ensure that these candidates are not denied the opportunity to sit for their examinations.

Help us make sure that being behind bars does not become the end of their education, aspirations and their belief in what their future can still hold.
Scan the QR code on the flyer or click the link (https://paystack.shop/pay/learningbehindbars) to donate. For more information, call 08146748947

Today, we’re celebrating Pauline Olorunyomi. Pauline, thank you for bringing your own spark to the Hope Behind Bars Afri...
15/08/2026

Today, we’re celebrating Pauline Olorunyomi.

Pauline, thank you for bringing your own spark to the Hope Behind Bars Africa team. Your presence, perspective and the work you do bring something valuable to everything we take on.

Here’s to more laughter, more wins, more adventures and a year that gives you plenty of reasons to smile.

Happy birthday! We hope today is as lovely as you are.🧡🎉

Hope Behind Bars Africa joined the Nigerian Correctional Service, FCT Command, for the presentation of Trade Test Certif...
14/08/2026

Hope Behind Bars Africa joined the Nigerian Correctional Service, FCT Command, for the presentation of Trade Test Certificates and Skills Exhibition at the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Kuje, under the theme “Reforming Lives Through Skills.”

The event celebrated 243 inmates who completed vocational training and earned certification across 11 trades, including tailoring, poultry, leatherwork, fisheries, soap and candle making, hairdressing, masonry and solar installation.

Through our intervention programs, Hope Behind Bars Africa has supported inmates with practical, market-oriented skills that support self-reliance and sustainable livelihoods after release. Hope behind Bars has also invested in vocational infrastructure and equipment within custodial facilities as well as the renovation of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) and NABTEB study facilities at the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Keffi-New.

Hope Behind Bars Africa remains committed to rehabilitation, education, vocational skills development and reintegration within Nigeria’s correctional system.

PRESS STATEMENT: Hope Behind Bars Africa (HBBA) Demands Accountability Amid Renewed Religious-Political Rhetoric Ahead o...
12/08/2026

PRESS STATEMENT: Hope Behind Bars Africa (HBBA) Demands Accountability Amid Renewed Religious-Political Rhetoric Ahead of the 2027 General Elections.

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Hope Behind Bars Africa gathered stakeholders in the public and private sector for a validation and technical session on...
12/08/2026

Hope Behind Bars Africa gathered stakeholders in the public and private sector for a validation and technical session on the Development of a Private-Public Partnership Framework for Sustainable Correctional Industries.

The session which was held yesterday at International IDEA was a gathering of the Nigerian Correctional Service, International IDEA, Hope Behind Bars Africa, and other stakeholders to review and validate a draft Public-Private Partnership (PPP) policy governing correctional farms and industries.

Hope behind Bars Africa seeks to replicate the gains achieved from the successful implementation of the Farming Justice Project across all 256 states, making it a policy and system reform.

Learn more of this work on www.farmingjusticeproject.com

12/08/2026

Young persons in Nigeria often lack awareness of their digital rights and the legal tools to challenge abuses and harms, when they occur online.

On this International Youth Day 2026, Hope Behind Bars Africa is spotlighting these rights and remedies when infringement and violations occur.

You can contact us on our toll free line- 080000704222, it runs 24/7, if you or someone you know needs verified and quality legal representation.

As Nigeria approaches another election season, understanding your right to freedom of expression is essential. Our FREE ...
04/08/2026

As Nigeria approaches another election season, understanding your right to freedom of expression is essential.

Our FREE Freedom of Expression course on Udemy equips journalists, activists, students, and citizens with practical knowledge to recognise violations, protect their rights, and respond effectively.

Use the coupon code NOSLAPPS to enrol for free and become a certified Human Rights Defender.

What does it take to make a correctional facility feel less like a place of punishment and more like a place of restorat...
03/08/2026

What does it take to make a correctional facility feel less like a place of punishment and more like a place of restoration, It starts with the officers.

Hope Behind Bars Africa recently supported Capacity Building Sessions on Implementing Trauma-Informed Care in Correctional Settings at the Suleja Custodial Centre. Nigerian Correctional Service officers, were trained on trauma-informed care, ethical and professional practice, human rights, de-escalation techniques, and officer well-being.

This is about giving officers the tools to do their jobs with more understanding and less harm, for themselves and for the people in their custody. Follow Hope Behind Bars Africa to learn more from this work.

What a month July was for us at Hope Behind Bars Africa. Swipe through to see what we were up to, and our accomplishment...
31/07/2026

What a month July was for us at Hope Behind Bars Africa. Swipe through to see what we were up to, and our accomplishments.

Thank you for being a part of our work in July. See you in August!

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