project was sponsored and set up by ZACRO in 2006 at Mazowe being the first pilot micro project of this nature. Some rabbits from this penal institution were transferred to other prisons which now have thriving rabbitry projects. Also released inmates pursuing the rabitry project were given two rabbits each upon release in bid for them to start their own rabbitry projects and sustain themselves in the main stream society. Terms and Conditions to Access the Rehabilitation Program; Eligibility: During the period under review the rehabilitation Program was intended to start in the prison through skills development hence ZACRO facilitated the setting up of micro projects in the prison and inmates participated in the various skills training processes which they most benefited. The program was also aimed at released inmates who had referral letters from the prison they served which mentioned the nature of crime committed, length of sentence and date of release and their prison numbers. The duration of the rehabilitation intervention was determined on activities conducted though initially ZACRO wanted to start with short term programs which did not exceed Monitoring and Evaluation and one month for the released inmates. There after the projects: The organization made sure offender would be wined back into the that the rehabilitation program was community to continue with the skills acquired. closely monitored and evaluated till the EDUCATIONAL Development: Cornerstone of Rehabilitation process assured setting up of a livelihood program within the exoffender’s community ZACRO assured support towards educational needs for the inmates while empowering them with self-help skills for use upon release from prison. This was in line with Article 26 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) which states that “everyone (including prison inmates) has the right to education.” Although this universally acknowledged right is supposed to be enjoyed by everybody regardless of social status, many prisoners were in the past unable to pursue education because of break down of social relations and support hence they lacked resources when one is imprisoned. Also poverty and economic woes including hyperinflation further saw the prisoners unable to finance their own education. As the result ZACRO was often asked to assist the inmates. Hence during 2008 the organizations sourced various library books for the offenders and spend money on examinations and trade testing fees for prisoners pursuing education in the penal institutions. Thus over the year there has been high demand for both academic and recreational books by inmates which saw ZACRO stepping up intervention efforts towards supporting the Prison Library Project. This was also in line with the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Offenders which states that “Every institution (prison) shall have a library for the use of all categories of prisoners, adequately stocked with both recreation and instructional books and prisoners shall be encouraged to make use of the library which ought to be enjoyed by prisoners. 38