Participants of the Character First workshop after being awarded their certificates.

Fifteen inmates from the Suva Corrections Center today received certificates after successfully completing a three-week workshop on Character First.

Facilitated by the Prison Fellowship, the course focused mainly on building up the character of a person.

A lot of teachings during the course were based from the Bible on how to mould the character of an individual to become a better citizen of the country.

The course is phase 2 of the rehabilitation framework which basically focuses on addressing the offending behavior of inmates.

Inmate Pita Tokoniyaroi said he was grateful to be part of the programme as it gave him a lot of confidence.

“It helped me to relook at myself, to identify my weaknesses and how I can improve on them,” he said.

He added he would strive to become a better person and put to good use what he has learnt. 

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