New Year

Greetings to you all from me, Françoise Lemagnen, the incoming Chief Executive! I have just returned from an intensive and instructive few weeks in Rwanda meeting with the team and partners and most importantly with survivors across the country. I return … Continue Reading »

Legacy

As a follow-up to my post last week on reflections of my five years in post as director of Survivors Fund (SURF), I would like to share some thoughts on what I hope to be the legacy of the work … Continue Reading »

Reflections

As I embark on my final few weeks at the helm at Survivors Fund (SURF), I reflect on my past five years in post as director. It is has been a remarkable experience. The time has truly flown! That is … Continue Reading »

Compensation

The Rwandan case: is it possible to truly compensate victims of genocide? Jean-Paul Mugiraneza discusses why the victims of the Tutsi Genocide- one of the worst incidences of mass killing in the 20th century- are still struggling to receive financial … Continue Reading »

Challenges

The National Commission for the Fight Against Genocide (CNLG) has recently released an important piece of research on the psychosocial situation of orphaned youth survivors. 19 years on from the genocide against the Tutsi, many survivors continue to face challenges … Continue Reading »

AERG

The First Lady, Jeannette Kagame, while addressing 400 girls who are members of the Association of Genocide Survivor Students (AERG), in Rwamagana yesterday urged them to take on today’s challenges head on and persistently work hard toward a bright future. … Continue Reading »

Congress

Speech delivered by Alex Mugabo, Programme Manager of Survivors Fund (SURF Rwanda) on AVEGA’s 15th Annual National Congress. On behalf of AVEGA’s partners, and on behalf of Survivors Fund, I greet you all. From the outset, let me begin by thanking … Continue Reading »

I have a dream

A guest post by Albert Gasake, Legal Advocacy Coordinator of Survivors Fund on a survivor’s reflection on the “I have a dream” speech. Today, August 28th, 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the famous speech of Martin Luther King, Jr. (MLK) … Continue Reading »

Assistance

Children from Genocide rape to get FARG assistance. Jean Damascène Niyitegeka, The Rwanda Focus. 12th August 2013. The repercussions of 1994 Genocide that killed more than a million peo­ple are still felt in countless ways today. Some of the survivors … Continue Reading »

Inheritance

Protect young Genocide survivors’ inheritance rights. Editorial, The New Times. August 10, 2013. Members of a taskforce set up by the Prime Minister to come to the bottom of thousands of cases of injustice suffered by Genocide survivors have their … Continue Reading »