Lesley Ann reports on her trip to Australia for the NESA Conference

It was indeed a privilege for me to have been invited by NESA (National Employment Services Association) to present two papers at the Working Communities International Conference in Cairns, Australia, between 11 and 13 August.

Khulisa was granted a slot on the first day during the plenary session. The heading of my paper was "Effectively Reintegrating Offenders into Society". On day two I co-presented with Roy Newey from A4e on our joint relationship and specifically our proposed project on the KwaZulu National Correctional Facilities.

The feedback from participants was extremely positive with much interest being demonstrated in Khulisa's Ubuntu and 'Silence the Violence' programmes.

With the financial support of A4e, Khulisa is looking at bringing out Richard Ahmat, from the Cape York area (the furthest Northern port of Australia) during mid-September, in order for him to get to know our programmes firsthand. It is our intention that, in partnership with 

A4e, Khulisa and Richard Ahmat, a funding application can be submitted to the Australian government.

I will keep you posted.

Lesley Ann

For more infor

mation on NESA: www.workforce-participation.com.au/program.html

For more information on A4e Australia please visit: www.a4e.com

Richard Ahmat's profile can be viewed on: www.balkanu.com.au/corporate/directors.html