Supporting Survivors of the Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda |
From RT, January 2022 Chemical modifications have been observed in DNA samples from pregnant Tutsi survivors of the 1994 Rwandan genocide and their children Severe mental trauma can be passed down across generations through chemical modifications of genes, according to … Continue Reading »
Survivors Fund (SURF) has developed and delivered an array of mental health projects to support survivors over the past 20 years. Some of our mental health work is delivered through conducting counselling groups across the country through our local partner … Continue Reading »
A research conducted to demonstrate differences in trauma exposure in mothers and daughters according to their genocide survival status reveals a common link of depression among Rwandan mothers and their daughters 27 years after the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi. … Continue Reading »
The Empowering Vulnerable Genocide Widows in Western Rwanda to Alleviate Extreme Poverty (EVWEP) project is a partnership between Survivors Fund (SURF) and AVEGA Agahozo providing holistic support to widowed survivors of the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda and their … Continue Reading »
1st October marks the International Day of Older Persons, the theme of which this year is Digital Equity for All Ages, on which UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres comments: Staying connected with loved ones. Attending a religious service. Taking a stance. … Continue Reading »
By Nasra Bishumba, The New Times A collaborative report released on Thursday, September 2 has revealed that while 44 percent of the survivors aged over 45 years experience recurrent depression, 22 percent of the perpetrators who have served their sentence … Continue Reading »
Continuing our series of articles from our Annual Report 2019/20, we outline here our work on our Foundation Rwanda programme. Through funding from Foundation Rwanda, Survivors Fund (SURF) is currently addressing the education and counselling needs of young people conceived … Continue Reading »
Continuing our series of articles from our Annual Report 2020/21, 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 2020/21, we outline here our work on our mpowering Vulnerable Genocide Widows in Western Rwanda to Alleviate Extreme Poverty (EVWEP) Project. Survivors Fund (SURF), in partnership with AVEGA Agahozo, were awarded … Continue Reading »
This is a guest post from Rebecca Tinsley, Founder of our partner, Network for Africa. Working from home during the pandemic has been a challenge for many people with children, or well-meaning friends and partners who don’t recognise that a … Continue Reading »