Supporting Survivors of the Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda |
In a recent call for applications for proposals addressing Innovation for Education, the Rwandan Ministry of Education (MINEDUC) defined innovation as: “…the creation and implementation of new or improved processes, products, or services that result in significant improvements in learning … Continue Reading »
An estimated 20,000 children were born as a result of rape committed against Tutsi women during the 1994 genocide. Josiane was herself born as a result of rape. “I was conceived when three men raped my mom” she says. When I … Continue Reading »
Survivors Fund (SURF), in partnership with REDRESS, has supported IBUKA in the drafting of a submission on a new draft Presidential Order on the implementation of Community Service (TIG) in Rwanda. TIG a critical issue , which disproportionately affects survivors – … Continue Reading »
The Youth Entrepreneurship Training Programme (YETP) was set up as a collaboration between Survivors Fund (SURF) and the Association of Student Genocide Survivors (AERG) with the aim of contributing to the reduction of youth unemployment in Rwanda, focusing on university graduates … Continue Reading »
In accordance with the policy of Survivors Fund (SURF) for transparency in our work, we publish here the first quarterly report of AVEGA on the progress of our new Widowed Survivors Empowerment Project (WSEP). The report makes for great reading, some highlights … Continue Reading »
“This loan is golden. It has allowed us to grow our income. Each of our members has been able to buy an animal” Duhumure received their first loan on December 27th 2011, shared between 4 members, as part of the … Continue Reading »
A guest post by Noam Schimmel, from an article from Huffington Post – Taking Inspiration From Olympic Competitors: Rwanda’s Adrien Niyonshuti When we think of the competitors in the Olympics it’s natural that we focus on their athletic talents and efforts. After all, that’s … Continue Reading »
Survivors Fund (SURF) has published data on the Registry of the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI). The IATI Registry is an index of data published on international development activities and makes information about aid spending easier to access, use and understand. This serves the purpose … Continue Reading »
Tutsi women were raped and often mutilated during the 1994 genocide. Victim’s testimonies confirm that women were subject to sexual brutality. Most women who were directly threatened with death were spared only to be raped. Children born of these rapes … Continue Reading »
“Failure to provide reparation to survivors of genocide is denying their status of being victims” The BBC’s very popular hour-long, and often controversial, radio programme, Imvo n’imvano, aired this Saturday with a debate on the right to reparation for the survivors … Continue Reading »