YYC Juventas and Montenegrin Association against AIDS – CAZAS, under the support of Imperial College from London, within the regional project for South- Eastern Europe, are implementing the project "Open with prisoners!”

Project started with its implementation in September 2004 and in its first year of realization lasted till June 2005. Target group of this project are prisoners of ZIKS (The State Penitentiary) in Spuž, protégés of Institute for Juvenile Delinquents - Podgorica, so as the protégés of Centre for Social Welfare.


Activities within the project are divided in several phases.

The first, preparation phase, was aimed to get a clear insight into the needs when it comes to HIV prevention among target groups. This part of the program was completed with the report on the needs and the most convenient form of non-formal education for the benefit of prevention, treatment and protection.

The next phase was dedicated to the trainings of staff of above mentioned institutions and volunteers dedicated to education on HIV/AIDS, so as to development of info-packs aimed to the target group.

The most important, last phase of first year of realization of this project was direct work with target groups through set of workshops and distribution of info-packs.  

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During the last year YYC Juventas and CAZAS in cooperation with The State Penitentiary in Spuž, within HPVPI network and under the support of Imperial College from London and UNDP Office, implemented the project "Open with prisoners".

Until now within continuation of the project (2006) there was signed a renewed partner Memorandum on Cooperation, determined the place for Counseling Center for HIV/AIDS and Harm Reduction Program in the State Penitentiary, and written the Protocol on Work of this Center. In the next period is planned adaptation and opening of the Counseling Center, writing of Action Plan for work of the Center in the next two years, so as writing of Action Plan of public advocacy in order to provide and secure self-sustainability of the Center independently from financial sources provided with the project itself. Except writing of Action Plan for developing the Harm Reduction Program in ZIKS, in the next three months the staff of ZIKS will be trained for work in the Center, and members of Guard Service will attend the training on the topics of sexually and blood transmitted infections and harm reduction program among the drug users.