Supporting Survivors of the Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda |
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 »
SURF Rwanda Team Supports Survivors of Genocide Rape During 31st Commemoration Rubavu District, Rwanda – April 2025 As part of the 31st Commemoration of the Genocide against the Tutsi, the Survivors Fund (SURF) Rwanda team conducted a solidarity visit to … Continue Reading »
Thirty-one years after the horrific 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda, the wounds of widespread rape, which resulted in an estimated 20,000 children, continue to deeply affect survivors and their families. These courageous mothers face immense challenges, grappling with … Continue Reading »
Rwanda’s healing journey: Survivors Fund’s commitment to remembrance and recovery By Cheyanne Bryan, Smiley News Each year, the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda provides a poignant moment to honour the lives lost, … Continue Reading »
Continuing our series of articles from our Annual Report 2023/24, 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 »
A guest post from our partner, Foundation Rwanda Last year, thanks to your generous support, we achieved incredible milestones. From empowering over 660 women and children through trauma counseling to creating the KYBORA initiative to provide 11 second-generation survivors and entrepreneurs with business training … Continue Reading »
A guest post from Rebecca Tinsley, Founder of Network for Africa We drive up a rough, rutted road of red dirt to a simple, rectangular, breeze-block building with a corrugated iron roof – the community meeting place or village hall. … Continue Reading »
Transforming futures: Philly’s Place opens in Bugesera, offering free enrichment programmes for children By Alice Umutesi, The New Times Samantha Hunt, in collaboration with her school in England, Sandhurst School, and Survivors Fund (SURF), officially opened Philly’s Place in Ntarama … Continue Reading »
A Call to Action: Healing the Unseen Wounds of Rwanda’s Second-Generation Survivors Born from Rape as a Weapon of War By Intare R., Second-Generation Survivor, Foundation Rwanda Ambassador Thirty years after the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, the weight of that … Continue Reading »