Every three years, the partners, trustees and staff of Survivors Fund (SURF) undertake a review of our work to date, and develop a strategic plan for our work ahead. We discuss what are the proiorities for survivors now and likely in the three year period … Continue Reading »
Author: David Russell
Good Gifts
Continuing our series of articles from our Annual Report 2022/23, we outline here our work on our Good Gifts Initiative. Through funding from the Good Gifts Catalogue, an initiative of the Charities Advisory Trust, we have extended our support to … Continue Reading »
Rwanda Official Died Without Facing Justice: Genocide Victims
From AFP, 10th December 2023 KIGALI — On Sunday, IBUKA voiced anger that Laurent Bucyibaruta, a former official convicted of complicity in the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, who died this week “without facing the full force of justice”. … Continue Reading »
Network for Africa Xmas Appeal
The Network for Africa Xmas Appeal is to raise funds for the Youth Entrepreneurship and Counselling Programme, which is run by Survivors Fund (SURF) and AERG (Association des Etudiants Et Éleves Rescapés Du Genocide), through the support of Network for Africa. The project enables … Continue Reading »
Community Counselling Initiative
Continuing our series of articles from our Annual Report 2022/23, 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 »
Reaching Rwanda
Continuing our series of articles from our Annual Report 2022/23, we outline here our 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 by … Continue Reading »
Young Survivors Counselling Project
Continuing our series of articles from our Annual Report 2022/23, we outline here our work on our Young Survivors Counselling Project. Thousands of youthful survivors of the 1994 genocide are only now confronting the horror of seeing their families murdered. … Continue Reading »
Shooting Touch
Continuing our series of articles from our Annual Report 2022/23, we outline here our work with Shooting Touch. Shooting Touch, in collaboration with Survivors Fund (SURF) and Uyisenga n’Manzi, is using the power of sport (basketball) to improve Rwandan individuals’ … Continue Reading »
Youth Economic Empowerment Project (YEEP)
Continuing our series of articles from our Annual Report 2022/23, we outline here our work on our Youth Economic Empowerment Project (YEEP). The Youth Economic Empowerment Programme (YEEP) is a partnership between SURF and AERG (National Student’s Association of Genocide … Continue Reading »
Counselling Extension Response Project (CERP II)
Continuing our series of articles from our Annual Report 2022/23, we outline here our work on our Counselling Extension Response Project (CERP II). Survivors Fund (SURF) has developed and delivered an array of mental health projects to support survivors over … Continue Reading »