home using their newly-acquired skills and in one project, more than 50% of those trained were employed. Building livelihoods as a rehabilitative process: some examples CAPS in Peru Internal armed conflict in Peru from 1980 to 2000 was the most devastating and lengthy period of violence in the history of the country. The persons who were unjustly imprisoned and later released (by acquittal or pardon) have suffered from stigmatisation, rejection and social exclusion from their communities. This also made it impossible for them to start to work again, impacting on the economic and social situation for their families, including hindering their children from accessing further education. One of the main problems experienced by clients seen by CAPS is the lack of work and education opportunities, and the resulting poverty. This in turn leads to low self-esteem, frustration and despair at not being able to study (due to their limited financial resources), to work, or to pursue vocational ambitions. Aims of livelihoods development interventions  To enable torture survivors to develop their capacities, abilities and skills in order to increase opportunities for improving their income.  To train, strengthen and promote the enterprising culture of businesses and microenterprises.  To make the necessary agreements with centres working in the field of enterprise administration in order to achieve the aforementioned goal.  To promote activities which contribute to capacity building and skills training of the clients, either through cooperation or direct referrals to relevant organisations or programs. Livelihoods development activities included:  Identification of international organizations focussing on developing livelihoods in Peru, with potential relevance for CAPS, and establishing links with these organisations  Establishing a plan to enhance the productive capacities of a group of 15 survivors; 7 in 2011 and 8 in 2012  Identification by the Social Work department in CAPS of a list of survivors who have a small business (grocery store, selling homemade cleaning products etc.) and who had a modest income.  Establishing a plan that these persons are trained according to the type of business that they have, informed about the benefits of formalization and that they are helped in this process to be put in contact with institutions that finance micro-businesses.  Identification of and contact with organizations providing training on entrepreneurship.  Provision by these organisations of workshops and courses, developed in consultation with CAPS.  Establishing guidelines for participation in the training.  Assessment of each participant’s initial knowledge and data on their chosen enterprise and field visits to each business.  Delivery of training, group exchanges of knowledge and experience in establishing and developing their businesses.  Advice, consultation and support to each participant in developing their business.  Sharing their knowledge on livelihoods with other service providers through exchanges and seminars on their experience in socio-economic development for torture survivors and their families. 27