Supporting Survivors of the Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda |
A guest post by David Chaney, SURF Trustee, Certified Public Accountant and QuickBooks instructor. In September, for the second year in a row, Survivors Fund (SURF) partnered with the Education Into Employment program of AERG (Student’s Association of Genocide Survivors) to host a … Continue Reading »
Teaching the Rwandan genocide can be a daunting task for teachers. Many practitioners feel ill-equipped to answer the countless questions which the subject generates, not to mention the moral and ethical dimensions. ‘Lessons from Rwanda’ is a new set of … Continue Reading »
Survivors Fund (SURF) is delighted to announce that Liliane Umubyeyi, Co-Chair of Survivors Fund (SURF) from 2008 to 2012 has been awarded the Third Sector Excellence Award for Chair of the Year. Liliane retired as Co-Chair at our AGM this … Continue Reading »
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 »