Behind prison walls, one woman is stitching a new future one crystal bag at a time, showcasing how empowerment and rehabilitation in Zimbabwe can transform lives through creative entrepreneurship. For this inmate at Z.P.C.S, self-reliance started as a dream with no resources. Today, it’s a small business in the making centered on skilled craft and sustainable livelihood.

Harare, Zimbabwe- Ex-convict Bernard Hwete, widely known as "Liquid Yonke," has returned to the prison system less than two years after his release, following a bizarre refusal to perform community service. Despite being offered a non-custodial sentence for the theft of a high-value iPhone, Hwete told the Harare Magistrate that he would not clean the city, arguing that such tasks are the sole responsibility of the Harare City Council.