A guest post from our partner, Network for Africa Dear Supporters, This fragment of wisdom comes from Helen Keller, who had her share of challenges. Born in 1880 in Alabama, she was blind and deaf. Yet, she went to Harvard (in … Continue Reading »
Category: Fundraising
BBC Radio 4 Appeal Launched
The Survivors Fund (SURF) BBC Radio 4 Appeal is now live. You can listen to it on the BBC website here. It was recorded on our behalf by SURF Patron, Actor and Radio Documentary maker, Felicity Finch. The Appeal features … Continue Reading »
BBC Radio 4 Appeal
SURF Patron, Actor and Radio Documentary maker, Felicity Finch, has recorded a new BBC Radio 4 Appeal for Survivors Fund (SURF). The Appeal will be broadcast on Sunday 16th June at 7.54am and 9.25pm, and again on Thursday 20th June … Continue Reading »
The Global Pledge
Survivors Fund (SURF) are proud to be supported by THE GLOBAL PLEDGE one billion pound travel fundraiser powered by CharitableBookings.com. For every one hundred pounds you donate directly to us, you receive two lifetime memberships of CharitableBookings.com PREMIUM worth seven hundred and twenty … Continue Reading »
Network for Africa Xmas Appeal
The Network for Africa Xmas Appeal is to raise funds for the Youth Entrepreneurship and Counselling Programme, which is run by Survivors Fund (SURF) and AERG (Association des Etudiants Et Éleves Rescapés Du Genocide), through the support of Network for Africa. The project enables … Continue Reading »
SURF’s 25th Anniversary Rescheduled
Unfortunately due to the national rail strike planned on Saturday 17th September, with so many trustees and supporters planning to travel in by train for the event, we have decided to postpone our anniversary. So please accept our sincere apologies … Continue Reading »
SURF’s 25th Anniversary
On Saturday 17th September we will be having early evening drinks to mark the 25th Anniversary of Survivors Fund (SURF) at a Central London venue. So please do keep the date free. It is a remarkable achievement that we have … Continue Reading »
The Big Give
The Coles-Medlock Foundation have committed a £5,000 matching grant to our Foundation Rwanda programme for the vocational education and counselling of 40 young people born to women survivors raped during the genocide next year if we can raise an additional £15,000 through The … Continue Reading »
Jewellery
Rwandan Beauty from SURF Survivors Fund. Rwandan Beauty has been set up by Will Goodhand, a Trustee of Survivors Fund (SURF). Rwandan Beauty exists to bring the finest handmade jewellery to the western world, in the conscience that the imported … Continue Reading »
Placement
One of the students interning with us at SURF writes about her experience! “This is what kept me busy in Rwanda! For the last seven weeks I have been interning at SURF (Survivors Fund), an organization that funds projects of … Continue Reading »