N4A Youth Counselling Group

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 »

Community Counselling Initiative Group

Community Counselling Initiative

Continuing our series of articles from our Annual Report 2022/23, we outline here our work on our Community Counselling Initiative. Through counselling for women victims of genocide rape, Survivors Fund (SURF) and Foundation Rwanda have provided counselling in a well-structured … Continue Reading »

Shooting Touch Project

Shooting Touch

Continuing our series of articles from our Annual Report 2022/23, we outline here our work with Shooting Touch. Shooting Touch, in collaboration with Survivors Fund (SURF) and Uyisenga n’Manzi, is using the power of sport (basketball) to improve Rwandan individuals’ … Continue Reading »

An EVKREP Training Session

EVKREP

Continuing our series of articles from our Annual Report 2022/23, we outline here our work on our Empowering Vulnerable Genocide Widows in Karongi and Rutsiro Districts to Alleviate Extreme Poverty (EVKREP) Project. Survivors Fund (SURF), in partnership with AVEGA Agahozo, … Continue Reading »

Foundation Rwanda Mothers

Foundation Rwanda

Continuing our series of articles from our Annual Report 2022/23, we outline here our work on our Foundation Rwanda programme. Through funding from Foundation Rwanda, Survivors Fund (SURF) is currently addressing the education and counselling needs of young people conceived … Continue Reading »

National Counselling Helpline Numbers

CERP III

Due to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, survivors were not able to commemorate the loss of their loved ones during the annual commemoration period. Because of the government’s stay-at-home and COVID-19 prevention measures, it was not possible … Continue Reading »

Out of the Shadows

Out of the Shadows

As part of the BBC 100 Women strand of programming, a new 25-minute documentary, Out of the Shadows: Born from Rape has been made available on BBC iPlayer. It follows Sammy Woodhouse on a journey of discovery to meet other … Continue Reading »