Supporting Survivors of the Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda |
Many women survivors of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda still struggle greatly with on-going trauma and more. Building on the successes of the 2017 and 2018 retreats, Liliane Pari Umuhoza (learn more about her below) is again … Continue Reading »
Every month, we publish an electronic newsletter with some key updates on our work. You can subscribe to it here, but to give you a flavour of what it contains we extract some highlights from our July Newsletter as below. … Continue Reading »
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 »
Chrystal Ding was the third winner of the Rebecca Vassie Memorial Award, which was set up to honour the late photojournalist. The award was set up in 2016 to help early-to-mid career photographers, funding a project which “focuses on human … Continue Reading »
In this weekened’s The New York Times, Jonathan Torgovnik, publishes an update of his remarkable photojournalism work which features women survivors of the genocide in Rwanda, and their children born to them of rape. This coincides with the relaunch of … Continue Reading »
Through funding from Foundation Rwanda, Survivors Fund (SURF) is currently addressing the education and counselling needs of young people conceived through rape during and under circumstances directly related to the 1994 genocide committed against Tutsi in Rwanda. The challenge for … Continue Reading »
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 »
As we approach the 25th Anniversary of the Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda next month, we are working hard at preparing for the commemoration in particular through our counselling programmes which ensure that survivors have access to support to … Continue Reading »
By Michel Nkurunziza, The New Times About 223,500 people sought consultation in public hospitals for mental health related treatment last year, the Director of the Psychiatric Care Unit at the Rwanda Biomedical Center, Dr Jean-Damascene Iyamuremye, has said. 10 per … Continue Reading »
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 »