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DAVID RUSSELL SURVIVORS FUND (SURF) ‏ October 2009

SURVIVORS' RIGHTS INTERNATIONAL WRONGS IN RWANDA a practioner's perspective. DAVID RUSSELL SURVIVORS FUND (SURF) ‏ October 2009. Philosophy. By and for survivors “Just is” for survivors Hearing and healing Holistic approach. Beneficiaries. 400,000 survivors Orphans Widows

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DAVID RUSSELL SURVIVORS FUND (SURF) ‏ October 2009

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  1. SURVIVORS' RIGHTSINTERNATIONAL WRONGS IN RWANDAa practioner's perspective DAVID RUSSELL SURVIVORS FUND (SURF)‏ October 2009

  2. Philosophy • By and for survivors • “Just is” for survivors • Hearing and healing • Holistic approach

  3. Beneficiaries • 400,000 survivors • Orphans • Widows • Second generation

  4. Survivors Fund • SURF delivers… • Education • Healthcare • Livelihoods • Memory • Shelter • ... and more

  5. International Wrongs • Immediate aftermath of the genocide • ICTR • Direct budget support • Forgiveness agenda

  6. Where are we now? • Survivors are still dispossessed and disempowered • Vulnerable, poor and in the minority • “Non-violent co-existence” not reconciliation • Supported, for the time being, by FARG

  7. Where do we want to be? • A world where the rights and dignity of survivors is respected • Self-sufficiency and independence • An empowered community • Rebuilt lives

  8. How do we get there? • United Nations • “Requests the Secretary-General to continue to encourage the relevant agencies, funds and programmes of the United Nations system to implement resolution 59/137 expeditiously, inter alia, by providing assistance in the areas of education for orphans, medical care and treatment for victims of sexual violence, including HIV-positive victims, trauma and psychological counselling, and skills training and microcredit programmes aimed at promoting self- sufficiency and alleviating poverty.” (UN Resolution 62/96) • International NGOs • International Development Agencies

  9. What is success? • Can we ever know when we have won? • Can we learn from failure, when we can't afford to fail? When success is life or death. • “It is necessary to begin where the world is if we are going to change it to what we think it should be...”

  10. SURVIVORS' RIGHTS www.survivors-fund.org.uk

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