In the lead up to the publication of the new Strategic Plan of Survivors Fund (SURF) for 2021 to 2023, we will be publishing several posts to provide more context of our work – and implications for the the survivors … Continue Reading »
Author: David Russell
The Responsibilities of NGOs
A new book by Noam Schimmel, Advancing International Human Rights Law Responsibilities of Development NGOs: Respecting and Fulfilling the Right to Reparative Justice for Genocide Survivors in Rwanda published by Palgrave Macmillan this month explores the potential responsibilities to respect, … Continue Reading »
World Mental Health Day
To mark World Mental Health Day 2020 earlier this month, on 10th October, Survivors Fund (SURF) and GAERG produced a short film to raise awareness of the mental health situation of Survivors of the Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. … Continue Reading »
Annual Report and Accounts 2019/20
Each year Survivors Fund (SURF) publishes its Annual Report and Accounts, which are officially filed with the Charity Commission. Our 2019 report is now thus publicly available to download and read here. Over recent weeks we have published our Annual … Continue Reading »
SURF Chair honoured with an MBE
We are delighted to announce that Samantha Hunt, Chair of Survivors Fund (SURF), has been appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the Queen’s Birthday 2020 Honours List. An MBE is given for an outstanding achievement or service … Continue Reading »
International Day of Older Persons
1st October marks the International Day of Older Persons, on which UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres comments: “The COVID-19 pandemic is causing untold fear and suffering for older people across the world. Beyond its immediate health impact, the pandemic is putting … Continue Reading »
Reaching Rwanda 2020
Continuing our series of articles from our Annual Report 2019/20, we outline here our current work on our Reaching Rwanda project. Sandhurst School has been running its ground-breaking Reaching Rwanda project in partnership with Survivors Fund (SURF) since 2008. Pioneered … Continue Reading »
Our partnership with INSPIRE!africa
Skills, jobs and entrepreneurship are key to the well-being of young survivors and also contribute to strengthening the Rwandan economy. Survivors Fund (SURF), AERG (National Association of Student Genocide Survivors) and GAERG (National Survivor’s Association of Graduate Students), with the … Continue Reading »
Legal Aid Forum Project
Continuing our series of articles from our Annual Report 2019/20, we outline here our work on our Legal Aid Forum Project. At the start of 2019, Survivors Fund (SURF) and our partner AERG secured a grant of around RWF 40 … Continue Reading »
Annual Message from SURF CEO
As a prelude to the publication of our Annual Report 2019/20, we feature from it a message from the Chief Executive of Survivors Fund (SURF), Samuel Munderere: The past year has once again seen Survivors Fund (SURF) grow steadily, and … Continue Reading »