The Survivors Fund (SURF) BBC Radio 4 Appeal is now live. You can listen to it on the BBC website here. It was recorded on our behalf by SURF Patron, Actor and Radio Documentary maker, Felicity Finch. The Appeal features … Continue Reading »
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BBC Radio 4 Appeal
SURF Patron, Actor and Radio Documentary maker, Felicity Finch, has recorded a new BBC Radio 4 Appeal for Survivors Fund (SURF). The Appeal will be broadcast on Sunday 16th June at 7.54am and 9.25pm, and again on Thursday 20th June … Continue Reading »
Foundation Rwanda Update
A guest post by our partner Foundation Rwanda on the GoFundMe Appeal for Christine “When we finally have a home – we will dance until the sun comes up!” From April through July is Kwibuka 28, the 28th commemoration of … Continue Reading »
Foundation Rwanda GoFundMe Appeal for Christine
A gust post by our partner Foundation Rwanda Want to join us in making a difference? Many of you know we started Foundation Rwanda (FR) in 2007 to empower women survivors of the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda and … Continue Reading »
Compensation cases
Over 30,000 cases need execution to compensate genocide survivors By Michel Nkurunziza, The New Times There is need for renewed efforts to compensate genocide survivors whose properties were damaged or plundered during 1994 genocide against the Tutsi, Ibuka – the … Continue Reading »
FARG
FARG has spent Rwf 333 billion so far, has it lived up to expectations? By Nasra Bishumba, The New Times Since its inception in 1998, the Genocide Survivors Assistance Fund (FARG) has spent billions taking survivor children to school, building … Continue Reading »
Legal Aid Forum Project
Earlier this year, Survivors Fund (SURF) and our partner AERG secured a grant of around Frw 40 million (£35,000) from the Legal And Civil Society Fund, a programme of the Rwanda Legal Aid Forum funded by the Royal Netherlands Embassy. … Continue Reading »
Govt increases stipends for vulnerable survivors
The New Times, July 2019 Government, through the Fund for support for Genocide survivors (FARG), has approved the plan to increase a monthly living allowances for vulnerable survivors of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. The monthly stipend is set … Continue Reading »
Hidden victims of Rwanda’s genocide
By Flora Drury, BBC News A 24-year-old Rwandan whose mother was raped in the genocide tells the BBC how he came to learn of the circumstances of his birth. Their names have been changed because of the shame surrounding rape, … 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 »