Posts Tagged ‘NYU’

Advocacy by and for survivors

Thursday, August 27th, 2009

Advocacy, which I write about in our new annual report, underpins the work of SURF. It is critical to raise awareness of the situation of survivors in Rwanda today, and to secure greater support to enable survivors to rebuild their lives.

Update on SURF’s Founder

Friday, July 3rd, 2009

Mary Kayitesi-Blewitt, SURF’ Founder, has not been resting since I succeeded her as director in January 2009. Appointed as a Visiting Fellow at New York University, she has been progressing her research into trauma in young survivors of the Rwandan genocide. She is also launching a new initiative, banking clothes and shoes.