Survivors Fund (SURF), and our partner Network for Africa, have both submitted short films directed by Andrew Sutton of Eco2 to the Charity Film Awards. Voting is now open, so your support in casting a vote for us would be … Continue Reading »
Author: David Russell
Legal Aid Forum Project
Earlier this year, Survivors Fund (SURF) and our partner AERG secured a grant of around Frw 40 million (£35,000) from the Legal And Civil Society Fund, a programme of the Rwanda Legal Aid Forum funded by the Royal Netherlands Embassy. … Continue Reading »
Women Genocide Survivors Retreat
Many women survivors of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda still struggle greatly with on-going trauma and more. Building on the successes of the 2017 and 2018 retreats, Liliane Pari Umuhoza (learn more about her below) is again … Continue Reading »
Needed: Projects for 8,000 genocide convicts set for release soon
By JOHNSON KANAMUGIRE, Rwanda Today The government faces a tough task of integrating back to society the increasing number of genocide convicts who are set to complete their sentence terms soon. As the country commemorates 25 years after the 1994 … Continue Reading »
A call for prior sensitisation on release of Genocide convicts
By Kelly Rwamapera, The New Times With Genocide convicts increasingly completing their sentences, and subsequently set free, there is need for greater sensitisation of the general public, especially survivors, on how to relate with freed convicts once the latter have arrived … Continue Reading »
78% of Genocide convicts still unrepentant
By Jean d’Amour Mbonyinshuti, The New Times Despite efforts by Rwanda Correctional Services (RCS) and partners, most people who took part in the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi are yet to show remorse and apologise. This was revealed Thursday by RCS … Continue Reading »
New Zealand hands over diplomatic archives
By James Karuhanga, The New Times The Permanent Mission of Rwanda to the UN on Saturday received a copy of New Zealand’s diplomatic archive on Rwanda during the latter’s tenure on the Security Council in 1993-94, as the Genocide against … Continue Reading »
Sandrine
From the Survivors Fund (SURF) 25 Years On film project which documents the current situation of the Survivors of the Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. The recording of testimonies has always been an important part of SURF’s work, to … Continue Reading »
Reaching Rwanda
Each year Survivors Fund (SURF) publishes its Annual Report and Accounts, which are officially filed with the Charity Commission. Our 2018 report is now thus publicly available to download and read here. Below is an extract from the report, highlighting … Continue Reading »
Education
Each year Survivors Fund (SURF) publishes its Annual Report and Accounts, which are officially filed with the Charity Commission. Our 2018 report is now thus publicly available to download and read here. Below is an extract from the report, highlighting … Continue Reading »