Supporting Survivors of the Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda |
A key component of the Education into Employment programme that Survivors Fund (SURF) supports in partnership with AERG (Student Survivors Association) is a career development newsletter – Green Light. As we publish the sixth issue, we share that with you … Continue Reading »
A guest post by Andy Lawrence from the Hodder Education website Few school children in the UK are taught about the Rwandan genocide – a recent survey of fifty teachers showed that time contraints and a lack of subject knowledge … Continue Reading »
Whilst in Rwanda last month I visited the Kiziguro memorial site, which is centred around a manhole in which lay 3,000 victims of the genocide whose bodies were dumped there after a mass slaughter in Kiziguro Parish. I was requested … Continue Reading »
A remarkable girls football team, G.S Remerarukoma, which was established by students from the district of Kamonyi to raise awareness of and fight gender based violence (GBV) in the community, is hoping to fulfil a dream of a lifetime and … Continue Reading »
50 Campaigns to Shout About by Ellie Levenson is a true call to action! The book highlights memorable campaigns that have succeeded in delivering change, as well as provides tools and resources to those planning and hoping to effectively make … Continue Reading »
Remembering the Survivors of Genocide in Rwanda by Noam Schimmel is a remarkable call to action. Published by Dissent Magazine, the article sets out the importance of expressing more than platitudes and consolations for survivors, but the importance of material … Continue Reading »
I am currently in Rwanda, where we have launched our triennial strategic planning process and have initiated consultation on the priorities and path for Survivors Fund (SURF) from 2012 to 2014. Our current strategic plan categorises our aims in three … Continue Reading »
This week marks the publication of Phil Clark’s landmark book, The Gacaca Courts, Post-Genocide Justice and Reconciliation in Rwanda: Justice Without Lawyers. The gacaca process has been highly controversial since it was introduced in 2001, and though the final courts … Continue Reading »
Next week I will be heading to Rwanda on a visit to follow up a number of projects – as well as to complete our annual report. Highlights, on which I look forward to reporting further on in due course, will … Continue Reading »
The story of Rwanda is a remarkable one. The world has rarely witnessed such an orgy of violence and killing as that during the Rwandan genocide, which began 17 years ago today. Over one million Tutsis and a number of … Continue Reading »
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