Shelter

The Auditor General in Rwanda this week reported that funds utilised by the Government Assistance Fund for Survivors (FARG) for the construction of shelter is “not worth the amount of money spent“. Between 2006-2008 alone, 6 billion Rwandan Francs (approximately … Continue Reading »

Ntarama Health Centre

The Ntarama Health Centre  is one of a number of healthcare projects funded by Survivors Fund (SURF), of which we are particularly proud. Developed in partnership with, and managed by, AVEGA Agahozo, the public health clinic is a model of … Continue Reading »

Annual Report 2010 Cover

Annual Report 2010

We are proud to announce the publication of the SURF Annual Report 2010, which presents an overview of our work over the past year. For the first time in three years that we have printed in hard copy our Annual Report, which … Continue Reading »

On the Up

On the Up

Rob and Nikki Wilson are currently travelling through Africa from Cape Town to Cairo, meeting Africa’s most inspirational social entrepreneurs as part of their new project, On the Up.  On passing through Rwanda, they took the opportunity to learn further … Continue Reading »

National Social Protection Strategy

Last week, SURF’s partner organisations had the opportunity to meet and question the Right Honourable Andrew Mitchell, Secretary of State for International Development on the policy of the UK Department for International Development. In preparing for that meeting, we discussed … Continue Reading »

Project Umubano 2011

Over the past two weeks, Survivors Fund (SURF) has been working with the community group of Project Umubano, the two week international social action programme of the UK Conservative Party. A group of 10 members of the 100-strong delegation in … Continue Reading »

Denying denialism

The comment of Edward Herman and David Peterson (Rwanda and Srebrenica, 19 July) in the Guardian that “the standard account of the “Rwandan genocide” is monumentally flawed” ranks alongside the parallel claim of that other discredited revisionist historian, David Irving … Continue Reading »

Restorative Justice

Restorative Justice

Survivors Fund (SURF), in partnership with LSE Arts, will be presenting a new exhibition in the Atrium Gallery of the Old Building at the London School of Economics from Monday 18th July to Friday 26th August. An online version of … Continue Reading »

On fundraising

On fundraising

Survivors Fund (SURF) is featured in an article in the Guardian on “Why small charities need to work to break through the £1m barrier”.  Anne Nicholls writes: The story of the Survivors Fund shows the importance of securing sustainable funding … Continue Reading »