Supporting Survivors of the Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda |
Dominic Johnson, The New Times The genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda in 1994 left countless widows behind. They dried their tears, organized themselves – and changed the country. In Rwanda, there was not yet a word for ‘genocide’ when, … Continue Reading »
Continuing our series of articles from our Annual Report 2025/26, we outline here our work on our Counselling Embedding Systems Project (CERP IV). CERP IV is a one-year follow on project to our Counselling Enhanced Reach Project (CERP III). The … Continue Reading »
Survivors Fund (SURF) is proud to share the success of our Counselling Embedding Response Project (CERP IV), which has made a lasting contribution to the mental health and wellbeing of genocide survivors across Rwanda, made possible through the support of … Continue Reading »
Continuing our series of articles from our Annual Report 2024/25, we outline here our work on our Community Counselling Initiative. Through counselling for women victims of genocide rape, Survivors Fund (SURF) and Foundation Rwanda have provided counselling in a well-structured … Continue Reading »
Continuing our series of articles from our Annual Report 2024/25, we outline here our work on our Foundation Rwanda programme. If you are based in the US and would like to make a donation to support the work of Foundation … 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 »
Continuing our series of articles from our Annual Report 2024/25, we outline here our work on our Counselling Embedding Systems Project (CERP IV). CERP IV is a one-year follow on project to our Counselling Enhanced Reach Project (CERP III) to … Continue Reading »
Continuing our series of articles from our Annual Report 2024/25, we outline here our work on our Young Survivors Counselling Project. Thousands of youthful survivors of the 1994 genocide are only now confronting the horror of seeing their families murdered. … Continue Reading »
Continuing our series of articles from our Annual Report 2024/25, we outline here our work on our Counselling Enhanced Reach Project (CERP III). Survivors Fund (SURF) has developed and delivered an array of mental health projects to support survivors over … Continue Reading »
Continuing our series of articles from our Annual Report 2023/24, we outline here our work on our Young Survivors Counselling Project. Thousands of youthful survivors of the 1994 genocide are only now confronting the horror of seeing their families murdered. … Continue Reading »