New VOLONTÉ CZECH Projects Presented at Hradec Králové Remand Prison

At the personal invitation of the Director of the Hradec Králové Remand Prison, Colonel Mgr. Pavel Tomášek, we had the opportunity to present a series of new projects prepared by VOLONTÉ CZECH for the period 2025–2027. These projects focus on three key areas – employment, family support, and the prevention of domestic violence.

We introduced the following projects:

• VOL Comprehensive Employment Program (CZ.03.01.01/00/24_078/0005026)

• VOL No Invisible Victims, focusing on families of incarcerated persons (CZ.03.02.02/00/24_066/0004673)

• VOL Without Violence, a project aimed at preventing domestic violence (CZ.03.02.01/00/24_069/0004882)

The meeting was also an opportunity to express our gratitude for the successful collaboration on previously implemented projects:

• VOL Employment II (CZ.03.01.01/00/22_032/0001122)

• VOL Stay Free (CZ.03.02.01/00/22…)

• VOL Family (CZ.03.02.02/00/22_017/0000254)

Special thanks were extended to prison social worker Ing. Jaroslav Kempf, who played a significant role in the implementation of the projects.

We also reflected on the completed VOL Work project (CZ.03.01.01/00/22_019/0000693), whose results continue to inspire our ongoing activities.

Together with the prison leadership, we discussed specific activities planned through the end of 2025 – including retraining courses, expert workshops, legal, employment and debt counselling. The meeting concluded with plans for a performance by the theatre ensemble Ty-já-tr, focusing on the topic of financial literacy.

We thank everyone involved for their openness, cooperation, and shared will to help.