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 »
Category: Partnership
Changemakers
From 1st to 3rd February 2019, a three-day Leadership for Life training was conducted for 100 youth members of GAERG and AERG, in partnership with Emerging Leaders. The programme, held at the Kigali Genocide Memorial, is aimed at equipping the … Continue Reading »
Vocational Training
In January 2018, SURF received a grant of £20,000 from the Allan & Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust to provide vocational skills training and counselling to 50 youth born of genocide rape. The support from the Trust helped to provide skills … 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 »
Good Gifts Catalogue
Through funding from the Good Gifts Catalogue, an initiative of the Charities Advisory Trust, we have extended our support to thousands of widows and orphans that are beneficiaries of our ongoing livelihoods program, enabling them to become more independent and … Continue Reading »
Women Genocide Survivors Retreat 2018
The 2nd Women Genocide Survivors Retreat was held in August 2018 in Kabgayi, in the Southern Province of Rwanda. It built on the successful inaugural retreat of last year. The three-day retreat brought together 40 women survivors of the genocide against … Continue Reading »
Survivors Fund (SURF) Summer 2018 Newsletter
Survivors Fund (SURF) Summer 2018 Newsletter As we near the end of summer, we share with you an update of our work in Rwanda over the past couple of months. Thank you to all our donors, both individuals as well … Continue Reading »
Annual Message from SURF Chair
As a prelude to the publication of our Annual Report 2017-18, we feature from it a message from the Chair of Survivors Fund (SURF), Sam Hunt: This has been a busy year of many challenges but also many successes for … Continue Reading »
Justice and Reconciliation Project Visit
This month, Survivors Fund (SURF) hosted a small group of women from Northern Uganda lead by Dr. Erin Baines co-founder of the Justice and Reconciliation Project in northern Uganda and Professor at the University of British Colombia. The group came … Continue Reading »
AERG Legal and Counselling Helpline Film
The AERG Legal and Counselling Helpline was established to fill the gap in support for young survivors with legal and mental health challenges, so that they can access support regardless of where they are located. Patrick Nkubana of the Aegis Trust has … Continue Reading »