Supporting Survivors of the Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda |
Dominic Johnson, The New Times The genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda in 1994 left countless widows behind. They dried their tears, organized themselves – and changed the country. In Rwanda, there was not yet a word for ‘genocide’ when, … Continue Reading »
We are pleased to share our new Survivors Fund (SURF) Impact Overview 2025, highlighting the remarkable progress made alongside survivor-led organisations across Rwanda over the past year. Founded in 1997, Survivors Fund continues to work with an array of local … Continue Reading »
The Empowering Vulnerable Genocide Widows in Western Rwanda to Alleviate Extreme Poverty (EVWEP) project is a partnership between Survivors Fund (SURF) and AVEGA Agahozo providing holistic support to widowed survivors of the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda and their … Continue Reading »
By Nasra Bishumba, The New Times The uncertainty and instability surrounding the outbreak of COVID-19 has worsened existing well-being challenges and contributed to new mental health problems among the survivors of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi, the Director of … Continue Reading »
SURF was awarded last year a grant of CHF 89,250 by the Addax & Oryx Foundation to deliver, in partnership with AVEGA, the Empowering Vulnerable Genocide Widows in Karongi District to Alleviate Extreme Poverty (EVKEP) Project. The project was launched … Continue Reading »
By Kelly Rwamapera, The New Times The National Association of Genocide Widows (AVEGA) and Urwego Bank have put together a scheme to help widows of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Karongi District to access cheap loans. Over 400 … 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 »
By Emmanuel Ntirenganya, The New Times The law governing the Fund for Support and Assistance to Survivors of the Genocide against the Tutsi (FARG) does not recognise children born of rape during the Genocide among those entitled for relief assistance given … Continue Reading »
How Rwanda is aiding women widowed by the country’s 1994 genocide News Deeply, by Tendai Marima A dusty courtyard fills with chatter and laughter as the widows and widowers of the Impinganzima home for the elderly in Rwanda’s Eastern Province wait … Continue Reading »
The HIV+ Survivors Empowerment Project (SEP) was started in April 2016 to provide holistic support to widowed survivors and their dependants, to reduce extreme poverty of widows and empower them to access available health services and reproductive health for their … Continue Reading »