Last night at The Funding Network, SURF was one of five organisations that presented its project to 200 attendees at a sold-out event at Barclays Wealth in Canary Wharf. SURF’s project was presented by long-time supporter Felicity Finch (more familiar … Continue Reading »
Author: David Russell
Fundraising in June
This morning at the BBC, SURF Patron and International Editor of Channel 4 News, Lindsey Hilsum, recorded a Charity Appeal for Survivors Fund which is due to be broadcast on Sunday 14th June on Radio 4. Lindsey has been a … Continue Reading »
Reporting on the situation of survivors
SURF is fortunate to secure coverage of its work, and the situation of survivors in Rwanda, through an array of different media channels. This Sunday, BBC Radio Berkshire began a six-part broadcast of the recent visit of two SURF trustees … Continue Reading »
Survivors and testimonies
A critical aspect of the work of SURF is to raise awareness of the situation of survivors in Rwanda today. The most powerful means to do so is through the testimony of the survivors, empowering them to tell their story in … Continue Reading »
Raising awareness of survivors
SURF is fortunate to receive many requests from the media for comment and interviews on the situation of survivors in Rwanda today. Besides some of the more high profile media – such as the BBC, CNN and Al Jazeera – we also … Continue Reading »
Survivors and justice
Justice for survivors of the Rwandan genocide remains a priority for SURF. Our programme agenda is determined by our partners, local survivors’ organisations, and the issue that is most pressing for them – and thus for us – is justice. … Continue Reading »
Rwanda 15 Years On
Yesterday marked the 15th Anniversary of the Rwandan genocide, with events staged worldwide to remember the one million victims , and the four hundred thousand survivors, of the genocide. SURF helped organise a commemoration at the United Nations in New York … Continue Reading »
15th Anniversary Commemoration
Survivors Fund (SURF), in partnership with Hope Survivors Foundation (HSF), marked the 15th Anniversary of the Rwandan genocide on Saturday at an event at the Amnesty International UK Human Rights Action Centre. The event was covered in a report in … Continue Reading »
DFID’s Support for Survivors
SURF’s campaign to mark the 10th Anniversary of the Rwandan genocide in 2004 was centred on raising awareness of the plight of women survivors raped and infected with HIV and AIDS during the genocide. The campaign included a Reading of … Continue Reading »
Survivors Today
At the Houses of Parliament, the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on The Great Lakes Region of Africa organised a memorial ceremony to mark the 15th Anniversary of the genocide. The event was featured on the Today Programme on BBC … Continue Reading »