As a small charity, keeping engaged our donors is a challenge for SURF. I recognise that we are fortunate, as many of our donors have remained committed to the cause despite the lack of stewardship that we offer.
The SURF Blog
May 11th, 2010
April 30th, 2010
April is a difficult month for survivors. It marks the anniversary of the genocide, and the beginning of the period of mourning which runs until July.
April 26th, 2010
A number of articles of late have raised awareness of the lack of support that survivors in Rwanda have received, and continue to receive, from international development agencies. We are advocating for them to do more.
April 12th, 2010
A number of events have marked the 16th Anniversary of the Rwandan genocide this week. H.E. President Paul Kagame and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon were among those that pledged to continue to support the survivors of the Rwandan genocide.
April 6th, 2010
Sixteen years on from the genocide in Rwanda and there remain many challenges for survivors. The focus of this year’s commemoration is managing cases of trauma, a focus of You Alone May Live, the book published today by SURF Founder, Mary Kayitesi Blewitt.
March 29th, 2010
Tonight marks the Jewish festival of Passover, the remembrance of the emancipation of the Jewish people from persecution in Egypt. In relation to Rwanda, there are a couple of parallels that can be drawn.
March 22nd, 2010
April 7th marks the 16th Anniversary of the Rwandan genocide. Through the support of Awards for All of the Big Lottery Fund, SURF is this year supporting three commemoration events in the UK to mark the anniversary.
March 18th, 2010
Since retiring as director of SURF last year, Mary Kayitesi Blewitt OBE, has been writing up her experience of working with survivors of the Rwandan genocide. You Alone May Live is to be released next month.
March 8th, 2010
My recent visit to Rwanda has been a busy one, and presents a good insight into some of the opportunities of, and challenges for, SURF and our partners in the months ahead in Rwanda.
March 1st, 2010
Here in Rwanda, we have been focusing on how we prioritise SURF’s work over the year ahead, in consultation with our partners.