In the space of a hundred days, a million Tutsi in Rwanda were slaughtered by their Hutu neighbors. At the height of the genocide, as men with bloody machetes ransacked her home, Denise Uwimana gave birth to her third son. … Continue Reading »
Category: Memory
25 Years On
As we approach the 25th Anniversary of the Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda next month, we are working hard at preparing for the commemoration in particular through our counselling programmes which ensure that survivors have access to support to … Continue Reading »
SURF Annual Review 2018
As a prelude to the publication of our Annual Review 2018-19, we feature from it a message from the Chair of Survivors Fund (SURF), Sam Hunt: 2019 will mark the 25th Anniversary of the Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. … Continue Reading »
25 Years On Film
We are proud to confirm details of the screening of our new film, 25 Years On, which will be at Rich Mix on 11am, Sunday 7th April, the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in … Continue Reading »
Daphrose
With Andrew Sutton and Rachel Collingwood of Central Studios, we have been in Rwanda filming an array of the projects of Survivors Fund (SURF) and our partners over the course of the past week. We will be editing these over … Continue Reading »
New digital platform to ease access to genocide archives
By Frederic Byumvuhore, The New Times Kigali Genocide Memorial has unveiled its online educational platform that helps to display testimonies of survivors and witnesses of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. The launch took place at Kigali Genocide Memorial on … Continue Reading »
New Research Shows Traumatic Disorder Among Children Conceived During Genocide
by Daniel Sabiit, KT Press A new research on genes has shown that children who were conceived during the 1994 Genocide against Tutsi have a high chance of suffering from Genocide related Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders (PTSD) even if they never … Continue Reading »
Over 18,000 victims exhumed in Kigali mass graves
Genocide: Over 18,000 victims exhumed in Kigali mass graves By Jean d’Amour Mbonyinshuti, The New Times Forty-one mass graves containing remains of thousands of victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi have been discovered and bodies exhumed from two … Continue Reading »
The Plight of my People
A guest post by Mireille Ishimwe, crossposted from Justice4 Survivors, reflecting on the tragic passing of Isimbi Fabienne, the cause of her death, and what it means to other survivors. The song Mbahoze nte by Uwera Florida was playing in … Continue Reading »
Survivors Call for Information on Families Wiped Out in Genocide
By Kelly Rwamapera, The New Times Parents work hard to have their younger children realise that which themselves were not able to achieve. Children, in the same manner, struggle to live the visions of their parents and pass them over … Continue Reading »