The Center for Victims of Torture (CVT) trains peer counselors to provide mental health services to refugees in Guinea and Sierra Leone. With more than 300,000 refugees from Sierra Leone and more than 100,000 refugees from Liberia, staff and resources were far too limited to meet the needs of those who could benefit from mental health services in the refugee camps. As a result, CVT began training of refugees themselves as peer counselors—or Psychosocial Agents (PSAs). Over 120 para-professionals have been trained through this approach.
For a detailed exploration of this tactic, please click on the following link to consult our tactical notebook, <b><a href="http://www.newtactics.org/en/RebuildingCommunities">Rebuilding Communities</a></b> by Binta Barry and Nancy L. Pearson.
Activating local leaders
Forming a "beneficiaries committee" through community gatherings
The Rehabilitation Center for Victims of Torture (RCVT) works to rehabilitate victims of torture, and their direct families, both medically and economically. The victims are primarily Ethiopians tortured by the officials of the Eritrean government during the Ethio-Eritrean Conflict. The Center offers free medical treatment and psychological counseling to victims through its Medium Clinic.
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