Coexist

Coexist is a remarkable independent documentary film examining the unique social experiment of reconciliation in Rwanda. It tells the stories of genocide survivors searching for ways to coexist with their loved ones’ murderers. Earlier this month I participated in a panel … Continue Reading »

Reparation

For the previous year, Survivors Fund (SURF) has been working with REDRESS on a coordinated project focused on securing reparation for survivors of the Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. In a brilliant piece in Pambazuka News, Juergen Schurr, legal … Continue Reading »

Good Gifts

For many years, Survivors Fund (SURF) has been a grateful beneficiary of the Good Gifts Catalogue. The new Catalogue has jut been published, and the great new Good Gifts website is now up and running. To get some sense of the … Continue Reading »

Shelter

The Auditor General in Rwanda this week reported that funds utilised by the Government Assistance Fund for Survivors (FARG) for the construction of shelter is “not worth the amount of money spent“. Between 2006-2008 alone, 6 billion Rwandan Francs (approximately … Continue Reading »

The Year in Review

The year 2010 has been a pivotal year for Survivors Fund (SURF). We started the year facing a number of challenges, particularly financial pressures resulting from the difficult economic climate, but we finished strongly having developed a number of new … Continue Reading »

Ntarama Health Centre

The Ntarama Health Centre  is one of a number of healthcare projects funded by Survivors Fund (SURF), of which we are particularly proud. Developed in partnership with, and managed by, AVEGA Agahozo, the public health clinic is a model of … Continue Reading »

About Survivors Fund 2009

Survivors Fund (SURF) (company limited by guarantee) Annual report and audited accounts for the year ending 31 December 2009 Registered as a company in England and Wales, number 04311565 Registered as a charity with the Charity Commission for England and … Continue Reading »

Annual Report 2010 Cover

Annual Report 2010

We are proud to announce the publication of the SURF Annual Report 2010, which presents an overview of our work over the past year. For the first time in three years that we have printed in hard copy our Annual Report, which … Continue Reading »

On the Up

On the Up

Rob and Nikki Wilson are currently travelling through Africa from Cape Town to Cairo, meeting Africa’s most inspirational social entrepreneurs as part of their new project, On the Up.  On passing through Rwanda, they took the opportunity to learn further … Continue Reading »

National Social Protection Strategy

Last week, SURF’s partner organisations had the opportunity to meet and question the Right Honourable Andrew Mitchell, Secretary of State for International Development on the policy of the UK Department for International Development. In preparing for that meeting, we discussed … Continue Reading »