As a prelude to the publication of our Annual Review 2024/25, we feature from it a message from the Chair of Survivors Fund (SURF), Sam Hunt MBE: In a rapidly changing world, SURF’s support for survivors of the Genocide against … Continue Reading »
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“Now I have peace”
Earlier this June, a team from INSPIRE!Africa traveled from Canada to Rwanda to visit Survivors Fund (SURF) and meet some of the survivors whose lives have been transformed through their generous support. INSPIRE!africa has long partnered with SURF, backing key … Continue Reading »
Annual Message from SURF CEO
As a prelude to the publication of our Annual Report 2024/25, we feature from it a message from the Chief Executive of Survivors Fund (SURF), Samuel Munderere: 2024 has been a year of hope and resilience. Despite the ongoing challenges … Continue Reading »
Young Survivors Counselling Project
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 »
Solidarity
SURF Rwanda Team Supports Survivors of Genocide Rape During 31st Commemoration Rubavu District, Rwanda – April 2025 As part of the 31st Commemoration of the Genocide against the Tutsi, the Survivors Fund (SURF) Rwanda team conducted a solidarity visit to … Continue Reading »
Liverpool Kwibuka 31 Commemoration
Survivors Fund (SURF) Trustee, Philomène Uwamaliya, along with the the Archbishop Desmond Tutu Centre for War and Peace Studies at Liverpool Hope University, and the Merseyside Rwandan Community, organised this year’s Kwibuka 31 event in Liverpool to mark the Commemoration … Continue Reading »
Reaching Rwanda
Sandhurst School has been running its ground-breaking Reaching Rwanda project in partnership with Survivors Fund (SURF) since 2008. Pioneered by the Sandhurst School Deputy Head Sam Hunt, who is also Chair of SURF, the Reaching Rwanda project has worked extensively … Continue Reading »
Rwanda Rising
Thirty-one years after the horrific 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda, the wounds of widespread rape, which resulted in an estimated 20,000 children, continue to deeply affect survivors and their families. These courageous mothers face immense challenges, grappling with … Continue Reading »
Remembrance and Recovery
Rwanda’s healing journey: Survivors Fund’s commitment to remembrance and recovery By Cheyanne Bryan, Smiley News Each year, the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda provides a poignant moment to honour the lives lost, … Continue Reading »
Kwibuka 31
Kwibuka 31: Which mental health helplines can you use for support during commemoration period? Joan Mbabazi, The New Times As Rwanda prepares to mark the 31st commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, mental health support services have been … Continue Reading »
