A guest blog post by Will Goodhand, a participant on Project Umubano, the international social action programme of the UK Conservative Party, which worked with Survivors Fund (SURF) to develop and deliver a capacity building toolkit and workshop with survivor’s organisations in Rwanda.
Posts Tagged ‘Project Umubano’
Projects Update
Sunday, August 1st, 2010
Whilst here in Rwanda, we have had the opportunity to see the progress of a number of projects funded by Survivors Fund (SURF). Through meetings with our partner organisations and field visits it has been excellent to see first hand the development of what in some instances only a year ago were just ideas.
Education into Employment
Saturday, July 10th, 2010
Last year, in partnership with the UK Conservative Party, SURF developed an Education into Employment programme to support young survivors at university in Rwanda to secure a job on graduation. This year a new group will be working on developing a Leadership and Communications Programme.
Education, education, education
Sunday, July 26th, 2009
Provision and access to education for survivors in Rwanda is a critical aspect of SURF’s ongoing work. Over the course of this fortnight, SURF is hosting a group from the UK Conservative Party who are in Rwanda as part of Project Umubano – a two-week international social action programme. The group of five have been developing an education into employment programme for the 76 young survivors that SURF currently supports through university across Rwanda.