Mukasekuru is 49 years and one of the mothers supported by Foundation Rwanda she remarried after the genocide and has 3 children. One of those children and the oldest is Nyampinga 18 years old, she was born as a result … Continue Reading »
Tag: Foundation Rwanda
Capstone
It is estimated that between five and twenty thousand women were raped and bore children of that rape during the genocide. Children born of these rapes – referred to in their villages as ‘children of the interahamwe‘, or ‘children of … Continue Reading »
Counselling
A guest post by Dr Jemma Hogwood, Clinical Psychologist, SURF Rwanda: For the last 6 months, four groups of women have been meeting regularly in their local communities to discuss their experiences of being raped during the genocide and bringing … Continue Reading »
Dream Big
A guest post from Jules Shell, Executive Director and Co-Founder of Foundation Rwanda, extracted from the Foundation Rwanda Annual Report 2011 Foundation Rwanda will officially turn five years old in July 2013. Our organization was founded in response to one … Continue Reading »
Josiane
An estimated 20,000 children were born as a result of rape committed against Tutsi women during the 1994 genocide. Josiane was herself born as a result of rape. “I was conceived when three men raped my mom” she says. When I … Continue Reading »
Disclosure
Tutsi women were raped and often mutilated during the 1994 genocide. Victim’s testimonies confirm that women were subject to sexual brutality. Most women who were directly threatened with death were spared only to be raped. Children born of these rapes … Continue Reading »
Kibuye
A report from the field, from SURF Programme Manager, Sam Munderere: Seated comfortably are a group of mothers whose children are in the Foundation Rwanda sponsorship program in Kibuye. Through the distribution of school fees to regional groups we have … Continue Reading »
Commemoration
Survivors Fund (SURF) each year supports a number of commemoration events to mark the anniversary of the genocide on and around the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda on 7th April. This year, … Continue Reading »
2012 Preview
The year ahead will be a pivotal time for Survivors Fund (SURF) as well as for survivors of the genocide. Our primary focus will be supporting AVEGA Agahozo to extend the organisation’s work to support widows and orphans of the … Continue Reading »
Kanyarwanda
Survivors Fund (SURF) is currently supporting the work of nine local partner organisations in Rwanda, all of which are focused on rebuilding the lives of survivors of the genocide. Our newest partner is Kanyarwanda, our only partner organisation that was … Continue Reading »