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The theme for Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) 2026, which takes place today, on 27th January, is Bridging Generations. This Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) marks the 81st anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi concentration camp complex, and the … Continue Reading »
Continuing our series of articles from our Annual Report 2024/25, we outline here our work on our Legal and Counselling Helpline. The Legal and Counselling Helpline (Helpline) was established in August 2013 as a partnership between Survivors Fund (SURF) and … Continue Reading »
Continuing our series of articles from our Annual Report 2024/25, we outline here our work on our Community Counselling Initiative. Through counselling for women victims of genocide rape, Survivors Fund (SURF) and Foundation Rwanda have provided counselling in a well-structured … Continue Reading »
On 21 December 2025, Survivors Fund (SURF) in Rwanda partnered with Nu-Vision Optical to bring essential eye care services to older genocide survivors in Nyamasheke and Rusizi Districts. This one-day outreach provided urgently needed support to more than 320 elderly … Continue Reading »
A guest post from Jules Shell, Executive Director of Foundation Rwanda If you’ve followed Foundation Rwanda for a while, you know Jeannette Kawera. You’ve seen her grow from a determined student into a powerhouse journalist and a voice for the … Continue Reading »
Continuing our series of articles from our Annual Report 2024/25, we outline here our work on our Foundation Rwanda programme. If you are based in the US and would like to make a donation to support the work of Foundation … Continue Reading »
Continuing our series of articles from our Annual Report 2024/25, we outline here our work on our Good Gifts Initiative. Through funding from the Good Gifts, an initiative of the Charities Advisory Trust, we have extended our support to thousands … Continue Reading »
While the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi is well known, less understood is the lingering impact on survivors’ mental health and therefore their ability to lead normal lives and support themselves. Many orphans had to raise their siblings, some are single mothers … Continue Reading »
A new commentary published in World Affairs by Dr Philibert Muzima of Saint Paul University, Ottawa, sheds fresh light on the continuing failure of Rwanda’s post-genocide justice system to deliver genuine reparation for survivors of the 1994 Genocide against the … Continue Reading »
Continuing our series of articles from our Annual Report 2024/25, we outline here our work on our Youth Economic Empowerment Project (YEEP). The Youth Economic Empowerment Programme (YEEP) is a partnership between SURF and GAERG (National Survivor’s Association of Graduate … Continue Reading »