Youth survivors rally peers to push back against genocide denial ideology By Michel Nkurunziza, The New Times Rwandan Graduates Genocide Survivors Organisation (GAERG) and the Association of Student Survivors of the Genocide (AERG) have embarked on the activities to be … Continue Reading »
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Mental Health and Covid-19
By Nasra Bishumba, The New Times Almost a year since Rwanda confirmed its first Covid-19 case, mental health experts in organisations of the survivors of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi say that mental illness challenges have been exacerbated by … Continue Reading »
World Mental Health Day
To mark World Mental Health Day 2020 earlier this month, on 10th October, Survivors Fund (SURF) and GAERG produced a short film to raise awareness of the mental health situation of Survivors of the Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. … Continue Reading »
Our partnership with INSPIRE!africa
Skills, jobs and entrepreneurship are key to the well-being of young survivors and also contribute to strengthening the Rwandan economy. Survivors Fund (SURF), AERG (National Association of Student Genocide Survivors) and GAERG (National Survivor’s Association of Graduate Students), with the … Continue Reading »
COVID-19 Emergency Response Project (CERP)
First, we would like to thank all those that contributed to our our COVID-19 Emergency Appeal. We raised over £1,500 from supporters which we were able to use towards providing hardship and nutritional assistance for the most vulnerable households. So … Continue Reading »
COVID-19: Survivors Fund (SURF) reports rise in trauma cases
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 »
Remembering the 15,593 wiped-out families
By Nasra Bishumba, The New Times One of the tragedies that Rwandans were left to grapple with after the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi is the reality of completely wiped out families. A family is considered wiped out when both … Continue Reading »
Innovation Fund
As a prelude to the publication of our Annual Report 2018-19, we feature from it a summary of our ongoing work supporting innovation and entrepreneurship with young survivors of the genocide agains the Tutsi in Rwanda, and other related vulnerable … Continue Reading »
Changemakers
From 1st to 3rd February 2019, a three-day Leadership for Life training was conducted for 100 youth members of GAERG and AERG, in partnership with Emerging Leaders. The programme, held at the Kigali Genocide Memorial, is aimed at equipping the … Continue Reading »
Genocide survivors investment fund
Genocide survivors launch Rwf50 million investment fund By Julius Bizimungu, The New Times Groupe des Anciens Etudiants et Elèves Rescapés du Genocide (GAERG), an organisation founded by Rwandan graduate Genocide survivors, has launched an investment trust Fund, dubbed G-Innovation Development … Continue Reading »