Supporting Survivors of the Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda |
Continuing our series of articles from our Annual Report 2025/26, we outline here our work on our Philly’s Place project. Central to the Reaching Rwanda programme is Philly’s Place, a unique children’s centre which opened in 2020 through the funding … Continue Reading »
Continuing our series of articles from our Annual Report 2025/26, we outline here our work on our Legal and Counselling Helpline. The Legal and Counselling Helpline was established in August 2013 as a partnership between Survivors Fund (SURF) and AERG … Continue Reading »
We are pleased to share our new Survivors Fund (SURF) Impact Overview 2025, highlighting the remarkable progress made alongside survivor-led organisations across Rwanda over the past year. Founded in 1997, Survivors Fund continues to work with an array of local … Continue Reading »
Continuing our series of articles from our Annual Report 2024/25, we outline here our work on our Legal and Counselling Helpline. The Legal and Counselling Helpline (Helpline) was established in August 2013 as a partnership between Survivors Fund (SURF) and … Continue Reading »
On 21 December 2025, Survivors Fund (SURF) in Rwanda partnered with Nu-Vision Optical to bring essential eye care services to older genocide survivors in Nyamasheke and Rusizi Districts. This one-day outreach provided urgently needed support to more than 320 elderly … Continue Reading »
While the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi is well known, less understood is the lingering impact on survivors’ mental health and therefore their ability to lead normal lives and support themselves. Many orphans had to raise their siblings, some are single mothers … Continue Reading »
By Shallon Mwiza, The New Times Esperance Mukayuhi, 42, a mother of four and a survivor of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, was left searching for the meaning of life in the aftermath of the tragedy that claimed many … Continue Reading »
A guest post from Jules Shell, Executive Director of Foundation Rwanda The best part of my last trip to Rwanda wasn’t the bustling city or the creative energy permeating the capital—it was my morning ritual of superb Rwandan coffee paired … Continue Reading »
By Noël Kambanda, The New Times The story of Tante Josephine Murebwayire is, in many ways, the story of Rwanda, a story of pain, courage, and extraordinary resilience. Her passing leaves a silence that words can hardly fill, but her life remains … Continue Reading »
Earlier this June, a team from INSPIRE!Africa traveled from Canada to Rwanda to visit Survivors Fund (SURF) and meet some of the survivors whose lives have been transformed through their generous support. INSPIRE!africa has long partnered with SURF, backing key … Continue Reading »