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A Bengaluru couple’s unwavering dedication towards the wellbeing of children of prisoners has changed many lives. Their legacy lives on through their NGO, 'SOCARE, which provides shelter & education.

In 2013, Divej Mehta came up with the idea of working with inmates inside state prisons. He didn't perceive them as mere convicts but as a potential workforce.

The initiative is called Food for Freedom, and is enabling prison inmates with skills to earn a livelihood, while also satisfying the public!

He has a huge list of awards and recognition to his credit. He has been the winner of mathematics competitions at the international as well as the national level for two successive years.

Yellappa, now 35, had dropped out of school in Grade 7, but his time in prison gave him the chance to reflect and reevaluate the decisions he had made. It was at the time that he decided to get back to studying.

A student from Muttil village’s WMO English Academy in Wayanad, Didhul will teach the grown men how to make furniture from banana fibre and be accompanied by his father.

The inmates were trained in a top hotel to serve customers with delicious snacks and beverages.

Involving prison inmates in vocational and creative opportunities can help them in their rehabilitation in society. In a unique move, certain inmates of Tihar Jail, along with artists from a Delhi initiative, got a chance to paint their new prison accommodation – Mandoli Jail No. 14.

Inmates at a prison in Kerala will be trained to run their own salon, which will be functional from April-May.

Spearheaded by Pearl Academy, the lab will introduce women to the basics of tailoring and garment construction, and help them secure a means of livelihood.