Ustawi Network

Facilitated psychosocial workshop session with participants in correctional setting.

Our Programmes

Evidence-based rehabilitation for safer communities.

Ustawi Network delivers structured, offence-specific programmes that combine accountability, psychosocial support, and pathways to reintegration.

Active

Flagship Programme

Sex Offender Treatment Programme (SOTP)

Kenya's structured rehabilitation programme for adult men convicted of sexual offences — combining cognitive behavioural therapy, trauma-informed care, accountability, and reintegration preparation.

11 maximum security prisons

288 hours over 8 months

200+ graduated · 160 in training

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Eleven modules

What the programme covers.

Participants build the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to move from offending behaviour toward responsible, lawful conduct.

01
Norm Building
The group agrees how people will treat one another, so the work can be honest and respectful.
02
Treatment Responsibility and Understanding Your Sexual Offence
Participants look at the harm they caused and accept responsibility for it.
03
Understanding the Sexual Offences Act
The group learns what the law requires, including what consent means.
04
Victim Empathy Enhancement
Participants consider the impact of sexual offending on victims, families, and communities.
05
Cognitive Restructuring
Participants notice thinking that excuses harm and practise more responsible ways of seeing their actions.
06
Drug and Substance Abuse
The module looks at how alcohol and drugs raise risk, and at routes to recovery.
07
Managing Risk and Arousal
Participants learn to recognise personal risk and choose responses that keep other people safe.
08
Sexuality
The group challenges harmful myths and learns the difference between respectful and harmful sexual behaviour.
09
Relationship and Interpersonal Skills
Participants practise the skills that make relationships respectful and accountable.
10
Emotion Management
Participants learn to handle strong feelings without causing harm.
11
Relapse Management and Evaluation
Each person leaves with a practical plan to avoid further harm and prepare for life after prison.

What participation supports

Deeper self-awareness and personal responsibility
Empathy for the people who were harmed
Stronger emotional regulation and decision-making
A practical plan for safer reintegration

On the Horizon

Building on what works.

Further programmes extend this work to life after release, younger offenders, and violent offending.

Certificate presentation during programme graduation at a correctional facility.

02In Development

Men's Second Chance Initiative

A community reintegration pilot for men leaving prison in Kisumu County. Release is the start of the work: resettlement, a livelihood, family reconnection, and follow-up.

Kisumu County pilot
About 12 months · 20 men
Release to reintegration

1. Release. Immediate help with urgent needs such as food, clothing, communication, and referrals.
2. Re-entry. Somewhere to stay, documents, family contact, and an individual needs assessment.
3. Rebuild. Employment, enterprise, skills, and tools for a viable trade where that fits.
4. Reconnect. Family dialogue, mentoring, and safer relationships in the community.
5. Reintegrate. Structured follow-up for up to six months, linked to probation, employers, and local services.