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On 9 and 10 September 2026, the second part of the training course Working with Violence and Emotions took place at the Academy of the Prison Service, for staff of the Prison Service of the Czech Republic. The course built on the first two-day session held in June, and this time focused primarily on practice. Participants worked with specific situations they commonly encounter in their work within the prison environment, and together explored ways to respond in challenging si

On 8 September 2026, another in the series of GLM+ project Round Table meetings took place, this time in hybrid format at the premises of the Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic. The event, attended by more than 30 experts from the health and justice sectors, was this time expanded to include representatives of the "Change as a Strategic Tool for Improving the Protective Treatment System in the Czech Republic" project, run under the auspices of the Ministry. The meeting

On 24–25 August 2026, a methodological meeting of the GLM+ project implementation teams took place at the National Institute of Mental Health in Klecany. It followed the completion of the first pilot run of the GLM+ therapeutic programme and marked an important step in preparing its continuation. The main aim of the meeting was to jointly evaluate the experience gained from the first pilot run and to use the feedback collected to further update the programme. Participants the

At the start of 2026, we joined as a partner in the project Support for Community Activities of MAS Boleslavsko 2, implemented in the Boleslavsko region by MAS Boleslavsko z.ú. After the first half-year of implementation, we can sum up what got off the ground — and why we're continuing this work in the months ahead. What the project is about The Support for Community Activities of MAS Boleslavsko 2 project (reg. no. CZ.03.02.01/00/25_084/0006320) runs from January 2026 throug

Eight months. Twenty-three children's homes and residential educational institutions. From Jemnice to Ostrava. Jonáš Motyčka of Správný start completed the first full circuit of his educational tour with VOLONTÉ. He didn't stop for the summer either – he even visited a children's summer camp. The tour resumes in the second half of September, this time mainly in Moravia. A Transit Station Jonáš Motyčka has spent twelve years supporting young people leaving institutional care.

Starting July 1, 2026, we are launching a two-year project called VOL Life with AI, aimed at supporting employed women aged 50 and over in their professional and personal development. The project offers participants free educational activities, workshops, training sessions, and expert counseling that respond to the current needs of women in both their working and personal lives. It focuses on skills development, professional growth, strengthening mental wellbeing, and helping

On June 29, 2026, a ceremony was held at the Domov ve Zboží care home to award certificates to ten women from Světlá nad Sázavou Prison who successfully completed the qualification course for Social Services Workers. The course represented a successful pilot of an educational program designed to respond to current labour market needs. The course was initiated at the suggestion of Monika Myšičková, Brig. Gen. and Director of Světlá nad Sázavou Prison. The graduates completed t

VOLONTÉ UNITAS is launching a new project. Every year, approximately 200 young men leave children's homes in the Czech Republic. Without family support, without role models, without solid ground beneath their feet. Some of them will one day become fathers. And that is where the story of the project I Can Be a Dad begins. Why This Project? Children's homes in the Czech Republic today offer a wide range of programmes — from preparation for the labour market and financial litera

On the first of July 2026, we are launching a new project. It is called VOL Active Fatherhood, and for two years it will address a topic that has long been overlooked in Czech society: what happens to fatherhood when a father is behind bars? Imprisonment doesn't end at the prison gates Every year, more than ten thousand people are imprisoned in the Czech Republic. Some of them are fathers — men who have children at home. Children who are waiting for them. Or who gradually sto

A project combining requalification training, counselling and a human approach has successfully completed its implementation. On 30 April 2026, we closed a chapter that stands behind real stories of people who were looking for a way back — to the labour market, to financial stability, to greater certainty for themselves and their families. The VOL Employment II project (reg. no. CZ.03.01.01/00/22_032/0001122) was designed from the outset to address the real barriers preventin