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Asia Pacific

Breaking the Cycle of Crime in Asia and the Pacific

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Serving 20 Countries in Asia Pacific

More than 4.5 million prisoners in the Asia Pacific region are locked away and forgotten. See how Prison Fellowship International is serving them prisoners, ex-prisoners, their families, and victims of crime through national ministries in the Asia Pacific region.

Asia Pacific

At a Glance

Over 4.5 million prisoners in the Asia-Pacific region are locked away and forgotten.

Sprawling from the mountains of Pakistan and Mongolia to the islands of Guam, Fiji and New Zealand, Asia Pacific region accounts for more than half of the world’s population. Across 47 nations, the region is the birthplace of 11 major religions, with the sounds of at least 2000 different languages across nearly 50 ethnic groups. The region has seen the growth of the richest Asian cities, and the poverty cycles of the poorest crime-ridden villages. Postmodern secularism, Islam and polytheistic eastern philosophies are among the dominant belief systems throughout the region. Christianity is heavily overshadowed by these in many nations, making up a mere 7% of the region. It is an uphill task for Christian ministries to receive support from prison authorities and the community. Criminal justice systems are largely punitive rather than restorative, focusing on the shame and suffering of prisoners rather than hope and transformation. In emerging economies, vulnerable families and children of prisoners are often ostracized in their communities and lack basic needs for survival. Prison Fellowship

International is successfully making a difference and restoring and rehabilitating prisoners in the Asia-Pacific region—for good!

Programs Proven to Rehabilitate and Restore

National Ministry partners in the Asia-Pacific region address key issues facing prisoners and their families by providing spiritual support, vocational training, family care and more. They deploy proven, strategic programs that operate alongside local churches and volunteers, and collaborate, where possible, with nonprofits, and community and government agencies.

A Word from Our Regional Director

Our Regional Directors have a front-row seat to the transformational impact your support makes possible in prisons in their region.

Underpinned by corruption, drug-related and organized crimes, imprisonment and recidivism remain growing issues in Asia Pacific. Due to limited resources and competing priorities, many countries are faced with prison overcrowding, harsh prison conditions and a lack of effective rehabilitation programmes. We are presented with the opportunity to bring hope and restoration to prisoners and their families, through the life-giving gospel of Jesus. Your prayer, service and giving will deepen the transformative impact among prisoners and beyond.

Daniel Bey
Regional Director, Asia-Pacific

Restoration Is Not Just Possible, It’s Happening

Our holistic approach to disrupting the cycle of crime includes caring for the physical and spiritual needs of prisoners, their families, and the victims of crime.

The Situation

1,143,290
Total Prisoners
1,370
Total Prisons
2,269,800
Total Children of Prisoners

Market Reach

64,770
Prisoners Served
113
Prisons Served
40,110
Children of Prisoners Served

Market Penetration

6%
Percentage of Prisoners Served
8%
Percentage of Prisons Served
If we get through to just one inmate not to re-offend, we’ve done our job. - Ross, Australia
Stories of Hope

ROSS | Australia

Ross has seen the human damage one crime can do. He heads up the Queensland Homicide Victims Support Group, which reaches out to families who have been devastated by serious crimes.

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Restoring Lives - For Good!

Restoring prisoners starts with people like you. When you give to projects in Asia Pacific, you help transform prisoners, restore them to their families, and build safer communities—for good! We have programs that work. All we need is you!

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