Prison Fellowship-Lebanon

In such overcrowded prisons as the Lebanese ones that still lack the minimum requirements to meet international standards, the humanitarian mission of Nusroto association- Prison fellowship Lebanon is to help inmates to reconcile with themselves, with others and with God. The association offers them its comprehensive rehabilitation center where they could find medical, social and legal help.

Due to Prison Fellowship-Lebanon professional services inside the Lebanese prisons, the Council of Catholic Patriarchs and Bishops of Lebanon elected Fr. Ghanem Prisons’ General Chaplain. The huge responsibilities urged its members and volunteers to carry out professional training programs and participate in international conferences to acquire skills in serving inside Lebanese prisons.

The UAE Minister of Interior honored Prison Fellowship-Lebanon by offering Father Marwan Ghanem a trophy from the General Direction of Penal and Correctional Associations.

Under the demand of the Coordinator of Prison Fellowship- Middle East, Mr. Roy Moussally, Nusroto association joined the Prison Fellowship International that includes  127 countries. In 2011, Prison Fellowship- Lebanon attended for the first time the International conference in Canada and had the honor to receive the membership of the Prison Fellowship International .

One of its most important activities in coordination with the Prison Fellowship International and the German institution Humedica was a medical campaign where German doctors’ teams visited the Lebanese prisons and offered medical services and medicines.