Projeto Cris?lida (Chrysalis Project): participatory interdisciplinary educational proposal for intervention in the female prison system of southern Brazil

Abstract

This article describes an interdisciplinary research project for intervention in the rehabilitation of women inmates in Brazil. The study proposes an educational program in the use of digital technologies as a pathway for women inmates to find meaningful work and rejoin society. The use of technology is seen as a factor that minimizes social exclusion through the development of an educational program of technological teaching and of preparation for work. The program generates a proposal inspired by Activity Theory and Participatory Design. The project includes the construction of a software specific for the prison clientele, according to a methodology based on a participatory approach and gender focus.