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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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
As a prelude to the publication of our Annual Review 2019/20, we feature from it a message from the Chair of Survivors Fund (SURF), Sam Hunt: It is my pleasure to introduce the 2019/20 Annual Report for Survivors Fund (SURF). … Continue Reading »