The head of Zimbabwe jails, Dr Moses Chihobvu, won a big prize today at Victoria Falls. He picked up the African Lives Development Award during the third Africa Education Summit. President Emmerson Mnangagwa started the big meeting yesterday with a speech. Dr Chihobvu changed how jails work by making learning the main way to help prisoners become better people. His team built twelve grade schools, three high schools, and thirteen test centers where grown-ups can earn diplomas from basic grades through advanced levels.
The jail service took over running the Guruve Prison School and Bindura Primary School. They plan to open a boarding school next where students can live and learn. Both prisoners and guards learn useful job skills through many different training programs. The jail service hired many smart teachers to make sure students learn well at all their schools. Dr Chihobvu started sports games and special awards last year to cheer on people who did great things in class or on playing fields.
This award shows that everyone thinks Dr Chihobvu has great ideas about fixing lives instead of just locking people up. Many African countries might copy what Zimbabwe does with prisoners. The jail system helps prisoners learn skills they need for jobs after they leave. The award came from experts who watch how different countries treat people in jail. They noticed the big changes happening across Zimbabwe. The prison leader made sure education worked as the main path toward better lives for everyone inside the system.
The awards were given during a big meeting where leaders from many African countries talked about making schools better. Dr Chihobvu showed how even people who broke laws deserve chances to learn and grow. His work proves that prisons can help fix problems rather than just punish mistakes. The prison schools teach both book learning and hands-on skills people need for real jobs. Teachers say students inside prisons often try harder than regular students because they want to change their lives completely.
President Mnangagwa praised these changes as part of making Zimbabwe stronger through better education for all citizens. The prison service aims to help every person locked up leave with more skills than when they arrived. Dr Chihobvu believes nobody sits beyond hope or help no matter what wrong things they did before. Each school inside prison walls means fewer people will return to crime after serving time. The African Lives Development Award puts Zimbabwe among the best places for helping prisoners build new futures through learning real skills.
The jail service took over running the Guruve Prison School and Bindura Primary School. They plan to open a boarding school next where students can live and learn. Both prisoners and guards learn useful job skills through many different training programs. The jail service hired many smart teachers to make sure students learn well at all their schools. Dr Chihobvu started sports games and special awards last year to cheer on people who did great things in class or on playing fields.
This award shows that everyone thinks Dr Chihobvu has great ideas about fixing lives instead of just locking people up. Many African countries might copy what Zimbabwe does with prisoners. The jail system helps prisoners learn skills they need for jobs after they leave. The award came from experts who watch how different countries treat people in jail. They noticed the big changes happening across Zimbabwe. The prison leader made sure education worked as the main path toward better lives for everyone inside the system.
The awards were given during a big meeting where leaders from many African countries talked about making schools better. Dr Chihobvu showed how even people who broke laws deserve chances to learn and grow. His work proves that prisons can help fix problems rather than just punish mistakes. The prison schools teach both book learning and hands-on skills people need for real jobs. Teachers say students inside prisons often try harder than regular students because they want to change their lives completely.
President Mnangagwa praised these changes as part of making Zimbabwe stronger through better education for all citizens. The prison service aims to help every person locked up leave with more skills than when they arrived. Dr Chihobvu believes nobody sits beyond hope or help no matter what wrong things they did before. Each school inside prison walls means fewer people will return to crime after serving time. The African Lives Development Award puts Zimbabwe among the best places for helping prisoners build new futures through learning real skills.
