Supporting Survivors of the Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda |
Through funding from the Good Gifts Catalogue, an initiative of the Charities Advisory Trust, we have extended our support to thousands of widows and orphans that are beneficiaries of our ongoing livelihoods program, enabling them to become more independent and … Continue Reading »
By Frederic Byumvuhore, The New Times Kigali Genocide Memorial has unveiled its online educational platform that helps to display testimonies of survivors and witnesses of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. The launch took place at Kigali Genocide Memorial on … 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 »
by Daniel Sabiit, KT Press A new research on genes has shown that children who were conceived during the 1994 Genocide against Tutsi have a high chance of suffering from Genocide related Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders (PTSD) even if they never … Continue Reading »
Genocide: Over 18,000 victims exhumed in Kigali mass graves By Jean d’Amour Mbonyinshuti, The New Times Forty-one mass graves containing remains of thousands of victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi have been discovered and bodies exhumed from two … Continue Reading »
Understanding the effects of trauma on health by Lydia Atieno, The New Times Recently, the case of a girl known as Fabienne Isimbi shocked many after she passed away in her sleep. The 25-year-old was only a year old during … Continue Reading »
A guest post by Mireille Ishimwe, crossposted from Justice4 Survivors, reflecting on the tragic passing of Isimbi Fabienne, the cause of her death, and what it means to other survivors. The song Mbahoze nte by Uwera Florida was playing in … Continue Reading »
Survivors Fund (SURF) Summer 2018 Newsletter As we near the end of summer, we share with you an update of our work in Rwanda over the past couple of months. Thank you to all our donors, both individuals as well … Continue Reading »
As a prelude to the publication of our Annual Report 2017-18, we feature from it a message from the Chief Executive of Survivors Fund (SURF), Samuel Munderere: During the year 2017, Survivors Fund (SURF) helped improve the lives of hundreds … Continue Reading »
As a prelude to the publication of our Annual Report 2017-18, we feature from it a message from the Chair of Survivors Fund (SURF), Sam Hunt: This has been a busy year of many challenges but also many successes for … Continue Reading »
Help Rwanda’s most vulnerable genocide survivors and their families to rebuild their lives by enabling them to access healthcare, safer housing, better education and employment opportunities. Every penny of your donation goes directly to supporting survivors. In advance, we thank you dearly for your support!
