Supporting Survivors of the Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda |
UKAid’s DfiD assessment of The Widowed Survivors’ Empowerment Project (WSEP), awarded to SURF and AVEGA, a 3-year programme that ended in March 2015, says, “Overall we have appraised your reported performance as A+”. According to DfiD “It is the group dynamics that … Continue Reading »
We are pleased to announce the publication of the SURF Annual Report 2014/15, which presents an overview of our work over the past year. The Annual Report is a summation of the many projects and activities undertaken by Survivors Fund (SURF). … Continue Reading »
SURF is fortunate to have a number of partners that support our work and make it possible both in the UK and Rwanda. Our work is supported by an array of funders whose support is invaluable. In 2014 our funders … Continue Reading »
Our work is helped by the contribution of a number of individual volunteers, who make up the SURF Projects Team. Their work is vital in extending the reach of SURF. Special acknowledgment is made to the contribution of Kathy Shanklin, … Continue Reading »
Survivors Fund (SURF) is a charitable company, registered in England and Wales with both the Charity Commission (1065705) and Companies House (04311565). This structure, which is used by many charities, allows us to have all the advantages of charitable status, … Continue Reading »
Our more immediate plans are outlined in the Summary of the Year section. The focus of our future work, which will be more fully outlined in our Strategic Plan 2015 – 2017, will be concentrated in two principal areas: Rebuilding … Continue Reading »
Summary 2014 proved to be a year of consolidation as we secured income of £917,375 with half of that income being secured from two restricted grants from the UK Department for International Development (DFID) and the Big Lottery Fund. This … Continue Reading »
We have examined the major risks to which the charity is exposed and review them at each Board meeting. Systems and procedures have been put in place to manage those risks. The Risk Register is maintained by the Chief Executive … Continue Reading »
The work of SURF would not be possible without an incredible team of committed staff. Françoise Lemagnen was appointed as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in November 2013. She is supported by David Russell, who serves as the UK Coordinator. David … Continue Reading »
Here we describe a selection of our work in the year ending 31 December 2014, and look forward to the work that we plan to undertake in 2015. Widowed Survivors Empowerment Project (WSEP) Funder: UK Department for International Development (DFID) … 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!
