The Samoa Returnees Charitable Trust (S.R.C.T) celebrated sweet success on Wednesday at Mulinu’u.
The occasion was the presentation of certificates to acknowledge the first group of participants who completed the Reality Check Programme.
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The programme was carried out in partnership between the Trust, Samoa Prisons and Corrections Services and the Ministry of Justice and Courts Administration. It was launched last year.
“The Reality Check Program is a proactive tool for all at risk teens and young adults,” says Director of S.R.C.T, Vernon Mackenzie.
“The overall goal of the program is designed as deterrence (observation tour of the facilities supervised by Corrections staff, mentoring session with returnees’ and selected “matai” prisoners) to prevent the participants from making bad choices and heading down the wrong path in life.”
According to Mr. Mackenzie, the activities are a continuation of the Trust’s community outreach programme and phase two of its intervention series, which was launched last year in February.
“The programme through Act Right, Do Right has served the various schools in Upolu and Savaii and the Trust conducted a seminar at the National University during their CSS Film Festival and Open Day.
“The Trust is taking the program to the next level and so far, the returnees’ have gone out on public awareness campaigns aimed at crime prevention, especially for the youth.
“We strongly believe that the programme is a part of the returnees’ rehabilitation and reintegration back into our community as per the Trust’s main objective.”
The programme, according to The Trust, is a multi agency approach to increase community safety through a shared purpose whilst promoting innovative thinking and crime prevention activities.
Ten young offenders were presented with certificates.
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