The SURF Fellowship
I had the honour today of attending the first annual gathering of the young survivors which Survivors Fund (SURF) has sponsored, or is sponsoring, through university. SURF Fellows at today’s… … Continue Reading »
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The Resilient Women of Abasangiye
This is cross-posted from the Indego Africa blog… In the midst of this flurry of exciting activity at Indego Africa, we could not resist the opportunity to momentarily pause and… … Continue Reading »
Donkey Work
In partnership with CREDI, a local Rwandan development organisation, with funding from the Good Gifts Catalogue, SURF has recently launched a rural women’s empowerment project with donkeys. Donkeys are not… … Continue Reading »
Rwanda Visit
I arrived in Kigali yesterday for a three-week visit in Rwanda. There are a number of items on the itinerary on which I will be reporting further in due course…. … Continue Reading »
International Day of Rural Women
Today (October 15th) is the International Day of Rural Women. Established by the UN General Assembly in 2008, the day directs attention to both the contribution that women make in… … Continue Reading »
Indego Africa
Through funding from the Alan and Babette Sainsbury Charitable Fund, Survivors Fund (SURF) along with our partner Foundation Rwanda, have been supporting a special income generating project for a group… … Continue Reading »
Comic Relief
I am delighted to announce that our application to Comic Relief for funding for a new project to support HIV+ women survivors has been successful! We have been awarded a… … Continue Reading »
Oral History
On Friday, three of the four schools which are participating in SURF’s UK Rwandan Survivors Oral History Project convened at the Imperial War Museum in London to discuss and evaluate… … Continue Reading »
Case Studies
“Well, President, I manage…”
In a speech today at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, President Paul Kagame spoke on “The Challenges of Nation-building in Africa.” He focused on Rwanda, and in so doing… … Continue Reading »