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New Horizons
New
Horizons is a program to help men and women who are incarcerated
find a better way to reintegrate into society upon their release. It
uses entrepreneurship as the vehicle for learning and as its primary
outcome, and is based on the belief that inmates possess many
entrepreneurial attitudes and characteristics. It is designed for
people who have committed economic crimes, and it has been
successful as well for inmates who have committed more serious
crimes involving violence.
Click here for a PowerPoint overview of the program.
The program has been run in 5 institutions in Portugal and a variation has been run as a diversion program in Canada. There was a significant article and TV News done in Portugal. Here is the link to the article. The News item is available here as a flash video.
The program is built on the CG International Model for Entrepreneurship Development. For a detailed explanation of this model, please click here and you will be taken to the Why We Do It section of the website.
If you are interested in finding out more about New Horizons, please download our information package by clicking here. If you would like to talk to someone about this program, another of our programs, or a customized program or consultation, please contact us at info@cginternational.org or call us at +1 902 444 3711