Photo and Video Gallery | Prayas - Field Action Project

July 15, 2024 - Prayas organized a gift-wrapping training session at Navjeevan Mahila Vastigruha

July 4, 2024 - The Lions Club of Mumbai donated notebooks, pens, and geometry boxes to the children discharged from Dongri Children's Home.

Prayas organized a unique coffee painting workshop at Kasturva Mahila Vastigruha on May 22, 2024. P2

Prayas organized a unique coffee painting workshop at Kasturva Mahila Vastigruha on May 22, 2024 P1

Prayas has organized a comprehensive three-months course from 5th February to 5th May 2024 on artificial fashion jewellery.

June 10, 2024, the JJB Unit of Prayas organized a felicitation programme for students who successfully completed their 10th and 12th board exams, at Dongri Children’s Home. P1

June 10, 2024, the JJB Unit of Prayas organized a felicitation programme for students who successfully completed their 10th and 12th board exams, at Dongri Children’s Home. P2

April 16, 2024 - Prayas distributed toys for the children of women prisoners living with their incarcerated mothers in Kalyan District Prison.

January 18, 2024 - One-day training programme was held on Mental Health Issues for Prayas staff members with the help of the Institute for Psychological Health (IPH).

PLV training for community-based women's group members from 30th November, 2023 to 3rd December, 2023 in collaboration with DLSA Mumbai.

July 30, 2024 - Navjeevan Mahila Vastigruha (the Government Protective Home), Prakriti NGO organized an event to commemorate World Day Against Trafficking in Persons.

On July 31, 2024, a voting awareness and informative session was held at Navjeevan Mahila Vastigruha

May 21, 2024 - A lippan art workshop at Navjeevan Mahila Vastigruha P1

May 21, 2024 - A lippan art workshop at Navjeevan Mahila Vastigruha P2

On August 12th, 2024, Prayas organized a puppet-making workshop at Navjeevan Mahila Vastigruha in collaboration with Mumbai Mobile Crèches

A rakhi-making activity was conducted by Prayas on 17th August and 19th August 2024 at Kalyan Prison and Shanti Sadan Mahila Vastigruha respectively.

Galabhet, a heartwarming initiative organized by Prayas, took place at the Kalyan District Prison in the month of July 2024

On 29th June 2024, a felicitation ceremony was organized at Nagpur Central Prison for the children of convicts who have passed and been promoted.

One of Prayas' clients from our production unit brings a refreshing twist to designing by crafting her own pattern for cloth bags.

June 21, 2024 - A session was conducted in Kalyan District Prison on documents and welfare schemes.

5th June 2024 - Prayas organized a jewelry-making workshop with fabric and silk thread at Shanti Sadan

Implementation plan for passing community service orders as per the Bharatiya Nyay Samhita (BNS)

State Level Consultation on Rehabilitation and Social Reintegration of Women Released from Prisons, April 3, 2023. P7

State Level Consultation on Rehabilitation and Social Reintegration of Women Released from Prisons, April 3, 2023. P6

State Level Consultation on Rehabilitation and Social Reintegration of Women Released from Prisons, April 3, 2023. P5

State Level Consultation on Rehabilitation and Social Reintegration of Women Released from Prisons, April 3, 2023. P4

State Level Consultation on Rehabilitation and Social Reintegration of Women Released from Prisons, April 3, 2023 P3

State Level Consultation on Rehabilitation and Social Reintegration of Women Released from Prisons, April 3, 2023 P2

State Level Consultation on Rehabilitation and Social Reintegration of Women Released from Prisons, April 3, 2023.

Gender Caring Youth Workshop - 16.3.2024

Yoga and fitness awareness programme organized for male inmates of Bharuch Prison on 29th April 2022

Vocational training programme for clients - Trainees were provided with skills to make liquid detergents on 12th September 2022

Mehendi session for women inmates of Bharuch District Prison organized on 28th February 2023

Street play in prison on “Say No tobacco and addiction” was held on 28th May 2022

Entrepreneurship Skill Development Programme for clients on 29th June 2022

Training organised for Para Legal Volunteers in coordination with DLSA, Bharuch on 2nd March 2023

Workshop organised for students of College of Social work, Shree Saraswati College of Social Work, Moriyana, District Bharuch organised on 11th January 2023

Workshop for students of social work at Balhans College of Social Work, Thava, District Bharuch, organized on 24th August 2022

Fast food making training was conducted on 26th February, 2023 for clients and family members

Awareness session for prison inmates on various schemes of Samaj Sureksha Department in coordination with District Child Protection Unit, Bharuch on 8th February, 2023

Republic day celebrations at Bharuch District Prison , January 2023

Cricket tournament in the Male section of Bharuch District Prison, 200 people in total participated including inmates, prison staff officials and audience, organized on 16th December, 2022

Conducted a Legal Awareness Programme on 30.11.2022 for male prisoners at Bharuch District Prison in coordination with District Legal Service Authority (DLSA)

Conducted a Legal Awareness Programme on 30.11.2022 for female prisoners at Bharuch District Prison in coordination with District Legal Service Authority (DLSA)

Awareness session on Importance of Citizenship Rights Documents at Bharuch District Prison organized on 31st July 2022.

Recreational activity conducted in Bharuch District Prison on the occasion of Independence day, August 2022

District Child Protection Unit Awareness Programme in Bharuch District Prison on February 08, 2023 P2

District Child Protection Unit Awareness Programme in Bharuch District Prison on February 08, 2023 P1

Awareness Session on HIV - 18.10.2022

Rakhi making session in Dongri Children's Home - 29.07.2022

Inauguration of Auto Mobile Training Programme at JJB Dongri – 02.02.2023

Inauguration of Auto Mobile Training Programme at JJB Dongri–02.02.2023

Prayas Staff Day in Panvel, Navi Mumbai p6

Prayas Staff Day in Panvel, Navi Mumbai p7

Prayas Staff Day in Panvel, Navi Mumbai p5

Prayas Staff Day in Panvel, Navi Mumbai p4

Prayas Staff Day in Panvel, Navi Mumbai p3

Prayas Staff Day in Panvel, Navi Mumbai p2

Prayas Staff Day in Panvel, Navi Mumbai p1

Rationing Support through APPI

Distribution of rations in June 2020

Prayas Legal Aid Coordinator Murlidhar Jagtap being felicitated by Latur Prison Authorities

Prayas staff and fellows working in our Thane Office in March 2021

Escorting released prisoners to their homes in Latur in March 2020

Restarting face to face work at Observation Home Dongri in September 2020

Training of DLSA lawyers at Belapur Taluka Legal Services Committee Thane District

Women's Day Celebration - March 2020 at TISS

Workshop on children of prisoners with CWC members on 12th February 2020

Art by children of women prisoners

Woman client selling vegetables with Prayas support

Woman client selling eggs with support from Prayas

Meeting with clients children and donor in TISS campus in January 2021

Prayas products being made by clients and staff

Staff Development workshop on 19th February 2020

Rations and hygiene kits distribution in April 2020

Ration distribution March 2020

Laptops being given to Prayas clients children who need help for online classes

Prayas client doing sale of fish with Prayas support

Self Help Group Capacity Building Workshop

Ration Kits received from Godrej

Prayas masks made by Prayas clients and staff

31st January exposure visit with children of women prisoners left outside

Prayas women's self help group training sessions

Hygiene kits for women's institution in June 2020

Hygiene kits for prison

Women's Day Celebration - March 2021

Fellows training at TISS on 6th February 2020

One day workshop with Superintendent and Probation officers from shelter homes in Maharashtra state on 20th November, 2019

Group activity of Balsangopan scheme on 13th November, 2019

Discussion with Superintendent and PO in One day state level workshop with DWCD, Maharashtra on 20th November, 2019

Balk Palk Melava January 17, 2020

Staff Development Programme December 2019

Prayas in collaboration with District Legal Service Authority. Thane, Organised one day workshop on Disability Laws in India, Probation of Offenders Act 1958, Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2015 and Judgments on Bail at DLSA Office Thane on December 3, 2019.

Prayas organized a half day orientation programme for sub jail staff on the Sub Jails Manual at Solapur in collaboration with the Maharashtra Prisons Department and the Office of the District Collector, Solapur on 28th November 2019.

Legal awareness programme and session on rehabilitation of prisoners organized by Prayas and DLSA at Wada Court in Thane on Constitution Day. The programme was presided over by Civil Judge and Judicial Magistrate First Class. The speakers included Adv R. Patil, President, Bar Association, Wada Court, Adv. Jyotsna Banale, Adv. Shahnawaz Pathan, Mr Shankar Ingle, Ms Karuna Sangare, Ms Maitreyee Gadhave from Prayas on 26.11.2019

One Day Orientation Programme on Correctional Justice for Probation Officers from Bihar Institute of Correctional Administration (BICA) organized by CCJ and Prayas on November 16, 2019

Legal Awareness Programme on Alternative Dispute Resolution Methods and it's Benefits; Equal Justice and Free Legal Aid; and DV Act, 2005. Speaker - Hon' ble Shri M.R. Kamat, Civil Judge, Kalyan Sessions Court, on November 17, 2019.

The India Justice Report 2019 was released on 7th November, 2019, at the India Habitat Centre in New Delhi. It is the first ever report on ranking of States and Union Territories on the Justice System in India. The Report is produced by the Tata Trusts in partnership with 6 organisations, namely, Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative, Vidhi Centre for Law and Policy, DAKSH, Common Cause, Centre for Social Justice and Prayas (TISS).

The India Justice Report 2019 was released on 7th November, 2019, at the India Habitat Centre in New Delhi. It is the first ever report on ranking of states and Union Territories on the Justice System in India. The Report is produced by the Tata Trusts in partnership with 6 organisations, namely, Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative, Vidhi Centre for Law and Policy, DAKSH, Common Cause, Centre for Social Justice and Prayas (TISS).

The India Justice Report 2019 was released on 7th November, 2019, at the India Habitat Centre in New Delhi. It is the first ever report on ranking of States and Union Territories on the Justice System in India. The Report is produced by the Tata Trusts in partnership with 6 organisations, namely, Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative, Vidhi Centre for Law and Policy, DAKSH, Common Cause, Centre for Social Justice and Prayas (TISS).

Prayas & the Centre for Criminology and Justice, School of Social Work at TISS organized a one day Round Table on Field work Placements in Criminal Justice System on 25th October 2019 at TISS Mumbai Campus

Prayas & the Centre for Criminology and Justice, School of Social Work at TISS organized a one day Round Table on Field work Placements in Criminal Justice System on 25th October 2019 at TISS Mumbai Campus 1

Prayas organized a meeting with legal aid lawyers of Raigad District Legal Services Authority at Alibaug on 19th October, to orient them about the legal aid work being done by Prayas with under trial prisoners at Taloja Central Prison

Prayas organized a meeting with legal aid lawyers of Raigad District Legal Services Authority at Alibaug on 19th October, to orient them about the legal aid work being done by Prayas with under trial prisoners at Taloja Central PrisonPrayas organized a meeting with legal aid lawyers of Raigad District Legal Services Authority at Alibaug on 19th October, to orient them about the legal aid work being done by Prayas with under trial prisoners at Taloja Central Prison

Training programme organized by Prayas on Rehabilitation of Prisoners Role of Prison Officers in Ahmedabad organised on 27th September, 2019 P9

Training programme organized by Prayas on Rehabilitation of Prisoners Role of Prison Officers in Ahmedabad organised on 27th September, 2019 P8

Training programme organized by Prayas on Rehabilitation of Prisoners Role of Prison Officers in Ahmedabad organised on 27th September, 2019 P7

Training programme organized by Prayas on Rehabilitation of Prisoners Role of Prison Officers in Ahmedabad organised on 27th September, 2019 P6

Training programme organized by Prayas on Rehabilitation of Prisoners Role of Prison Officers in Ahmedabad organised on 27th September, 2019 P4

Training programme organized by Prayas on Rehabilitation of Prisoners Role of Prison Officers in Ahmedabad organised on 27th September, 2019 P3

Training programme organized by Prayas on Rehabilitation of Prisoners Role of Prison Officers in Ahmedabad organised on 27th September, 2019 P2

Training programme organized by Prayas on Rehabilitation of Prisoners: Role of Prison Officers in Ahmedabad organised on 27th September, 2019 P1

Bags made by women rescued from commercial sexual exploitation with the help of Prayas. These women are taught to make these products and paid on piece rate basis at the Government Protective Home for Women, Mumbai p6

Bags made by women rescued from commercial sexual exploitation with the help of Prayas. These women are taught to make these products and paid on piece rate basis at the Government Protective Home for Women, Mumbai p5

Bags made by women rescued from commercial sexual exploitation with the help of Prayas. These women are taught to make these products and paid on piece rate basis at the Government Protective Home for Women, Mumbai p4

Bags made by women rescued from commercial sexual exploitation with the help of Prayas. These women are taught to make these products and paid on piece rate basis at the Government Protective Home for Women, Mumbai p3

Bags made by women rescued from commercial sexual exploitation with the help of Prayas. These women are taught to make these products and paid on piece rate basis at the Government Protective Home for Women, Mumbai p2

Bags made by women rescued from commercial sexual exploitation with the help of Prayas. These women are taught to make these products and paid on piece rate basis at the Government Protective Home for Women, Mumbai p1

Training programme for Prison Officers on Rehabilitation of Prisoners: Role of Prison Officers at Prison Training School, Ahmadabad in June,2019

Training programme for Prison Officers on Rehabilitation of Prisoners: Role of Prison Officers at Prison Training School, Ahmadabad in June, 2019

Computer training programme in Kalyan District Prison February 2019 p3

Computer training programme in Kalyan District Prison February 2019 p2

Computer training programme in Kalyan District Prison February 2019 P1

Session on Stress management by Nrutyanjali in Navjeevan Mahila Vastigruha

Session on Legal awareness by DLSA, Kalyan at 6th Dec, 2018

Session on Hepatities B at Shanti Sadan on 12th Dec, 2018

Session on Citizenship documents - domicile certificate, Income certificate etc. by Mahi seva kendra

Rangoli making at Navjeevan Mahila Vastigruh

Diya painting at Navjeevan Mahila Vastigruh

Meeting at TISS December 2017

Staff Development February 2018

Vocational Training on Domestic Product Making for 3 days organised by Prayas for After care clients & their Family members on 30th March, 2016.

Prayas was invited for Children's Day Celebration by Children's Aadhar Foundation November 2018 at Metro mall Kalyan

Prayas was invited as a resource Person in Conference on Women in Detention & Access to Justice on 4th & 5th October,2018 at Shimla. (Pic-1)

One day State Level Workshop on Issues faced by Children of Women Prisoners organised by Department of Prisons & Correctional Administration, Gujarat State & Prayas at I.G. office on 22nd February,2018. (Pic-1)

Exposure visit to NGO Manashankti September 2017

Awarness programme organised by Prayas through renowned dentist as a resource person on 9th October,2017 for Prison Inmates at Bharuch District Prison on Dental Hygiene

Balak Palak Mela held on January 5, 2019

Workshop with Anganwadi Sevikas on ICDS run prison balwadis in Maharashtra for children of women prisoners inside prison organized by Prayas, Prison Department and Tata Trust on 19th November 2018, at Jail Officers Training School, KK Bhavan, Yerawada, Pune