http://survivors-fund.org.uk/blog News, highlights and commentary from Survivors Fund Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:51:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en SURF is currently undergoing an evaluation of its work by Comic Relief, our first and to date largest funder. The evaluation is assessing the impact of nine projects Comic Relief has funded since our partnership began in 1997. The efforts of our founder, Mary Kayitesi Blewitt, and our coordinator, Gabo Wilson, ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/survivorsfundblog/~4/1-sjRDdVIBA" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/survivorsfundblog/~3/1-sjRDdVIBA/ http://survivors-fund.org.uk/blog/post-from-rwanda/ 2009 has been a particularly challenging year for SURF - as it has been for many charities. We are fortunate to have a number of committed donors that have enabled us to not only sustain, but in some cases even extend, our programmes in Rwanda. In particular, the following foundations ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/survivorsfundblog/~4/MnyID6qyclk" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/survivorsfundblog/~3/MnyID6qyclk/ http://survivors-fund.org.uk/blog/thank_you/ Of all the pages on the SURF website, the one that receives by far the greatest number of visits is the page of statistics on the genocide. The most popular search term on google that brings visitors to the website is "rwanda genocide statistics" and thus I presume that this ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/survivorsfundblog/~4/_1QWk5CY-t4" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/survivorsfundblog/~3/_1QWk5CY-t4/ http://survivors-fund.org.uk/blog/statistics/ SURF is fortunate to be supported in its work by two great teachers, Andy Lawrence of Hampton School and Sam Hunt of Sandhurst Comprehensive. Their work has been profiled in a comprehensive feature in The Guardian. Andy has been developing a new collection of educational materials and lesson plans to update ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/survivorsfundblog/~4/RdFoJi5s2mo" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/survivorsfundblog/~3/RdFoJi5s2mo/ http://survivors-fund.org.uk/blog/teaching-on-rwanda/ The arrest of Idelphonse Nizeyimana, a leading genocidaire, accused of killing thousands of Tutsis in the 1994 genocide - including Queen Rosalie Gicanda - was announced today. Survivors Fund is often asked to comment on such news stories, which presents an opportunity to convey our perspective. However, due to the requirements ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/survivorsfundblog/~4/N93pSIL3WcA" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/survivorsfundblog/~3/N93pSIL3WcA/ http://survivors-fund.org.uk/blog/the-challenge-of-communications/ John Wanamaker, an American retailer, famously said: "half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is I don't know which half." At times I feel something similar as to our investment in fundraising: "half the time I spend on fundraising is wasted; the trouble is I don't know ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/survivorsfundblog/~4/yvL0FrhkH0A" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/survivorsfundblog/~3/yvL0FrhkH0A/ http://survivors-fund.org.uk/blog/experiments-in-fundraising/ Survivors Fund (SURF) is fortunate to have a number of remarkable partners, which help us to raise funds for our work to support survivors as well as to raise awareness of the situation of survivors in Rwanda today. Network 4 Africa has been a vital partner, leading a coalition of funders ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/survivorsfundblog/~4/dyY22Wd6UfM" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/survivorsfundblog/~3/dyY22Wd6UfM/ http://survivors-fund.org.uk/blog/partnering-to-support-survivors/ Christine Stansell in The New Republic this week published a very powerful essay on Rwanda - The Aftermath and After. The foundation of the article is built on a review of The Strategy of Antelopes by Jean Hatzfeld (published in the UK by Serpent's Tail). It is a sequel to 2 ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/survivorsfundblog/~4/xJ29W7Q1lQo" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/survivorsfundblog/~3/xJ29W7Q1lQo/ http://survivors-fund.org.uk/blog/justice-for-survivors/ Income generating activities are critical to enable survivors of the genocide in Rwanda to be self-sufficient. SURF is fortunate to receive funding from a number of sources to help support the income generating activities of our partners, such as AVEGA. In particular, funding from the Department for International Development, as well as ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/survivorsfundblog/~4/zIO8QeCy5Ww" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/survivorsfundblog/~3/zIO8QeCy5Ww/ http://survivors-fund.org.uk/blog/income-generating-activities/ Advocacy, which I write about in our new annual report, underpins the work of SURF. It is critical to raise awareness of the situation of survivors in Rwanda today, and to secure greater support to enable survivors to rebuild their lives. International advocacy is undertaken directly by SURF, in partnership with IBUKA, ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/survivorsfundblog/~4/FOOpFMT52to" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/survivorsfundblog/~3/FOOpFMT52to/ http://survivors-fund.org.uk/blog/advocacy-by-and-for-survivors/