Survivors Fund (SURF) is a charitable company, registered in England and Wales with both the Charity Commission (1065705) and Companies House (04311565). This structure, which is used by many charities, allows us to have all the advantages of charitable status, … Continue Reading »
Author: David Russell
Future Plans
Our long-term plans are outlined in our Strategic Plan 2009 – 2011, and our more immediate plans are outlined in the charitable activities section. The focus of our work will continue to be based around the following three areas: Delivering … Continue Reading »
Financial Review
Summary 2010 has been a very challenging year financially for SURF, as set out in the Statement of Financial Activities appending this trustee’s report. However, despite the poor economic climate, we finished the year incredibly strongly and are now well … Continue Reading »
Risk
We have examined the major risks to which the charity is exposed and review them at each Board meeting. Systems and procedures have been put in place to manage those risks. The Risk Register is maintained by the Chief Executive … Continue Reading »
Staff
The work of SURF would not be possible without an incredible team of committed staff. In Rwanda, we are thankful to Gabo Wilson (Coordinator), Sam Munderere (Programme Manager) and Ariane Uwamahoro (Administrator). Sam is now on a one year sabbatical … Continue Reading »
Summary of our year
Here we describe our work in the year ending 31 December 2010, highlighting our strengths and weaknesses, and looking forward to the work that we plan to undertake in 2011. Progress is assessed against our goals as stated in the … Continue Reading »
Successes and Challenges
Successes Secured a new grant of £523,486 from Comic Relief for a new two year programme to support HIV+ women survivors in membership of AVEGA and Solace Ministries; Secured a new three-year grant of £240,000 from the Sigrid Rausing Trust … Continue Reading »
AERG
Association des Etudiants et Elèves Rescapés Du Genocide (AERG) is helping student survivors of the Rwandan Genocide with support from Survivors Fund (SURF). AERG was created in 1996, at the National University of Rwanda, by and for student genocide survivors; many … Continue Reading »
Coexist
Coexist is a remarkable independent documentary film examining the unique social experiment of reconciliation in Rwanda. It tells the stories of genocide survivors searching for ways to coexist with their loved ones’ murderers. Earlier this month I participated in a panel … Continue Reading »
Reparation
For the previous year, Survivors Fund (SURF) has been working with REDRESS on a coordinated project focused on securing reparation for survivors of the Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. In a brilliant piece in Pambazuka News, Juergen Schurr, legal … Continue Reading »