Supporting Survivors of the Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda |
Sandhurst School has been running its ground-breaking Reaching Rwanda project in partnership with Survivors Fund (SURF) since 2008. Pioneered by the Sandhurst School Deputy Head Sam Hunt MBE, who is also Chair of SURF, since 2008 the Reaching Rwanda project … Continue Reading »
New Research Highlights Complex Realities of Sexual Violence Experiences in the 1994 Genocide Recent academic research deepens understanding of one of the most painful and frequently under-reported aspects of the Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda – the dynamics and … Continue Reading »
Survivors Fund (SURF) is proud to share the success of our Counselling Embedding Response Project (CERP IV), which has made a lasting contribution to the mental health and wellbeing of genocide survivors across Rwanda, made possible through the support of … Continue Reading »
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 »
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 »