Mission

Foundation Rwanda (FR) was established in 2007 to provide holistic support to empower both, second-generation survivors born of rapes which occurred during the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, and their mothers.

FR’s mission is to:

To provide support for educational opportunities including vocational training and university scholarships for second-generation survivors.

To convene and link families to mental health, medical, and social support services.

To empower families economically by providing income- generating and financial literacy programs and small business innovation grants.

To create awareness about the consequences of genocide and sexual violence through photography and new media.

We believe everyone should have the right to equal access to education, medical and mental health support, and opportunities that will improve the quality of their lives.

Since Foundation Rwanda’s inception in 2007, over 830 Foundation Rwanda students graduated from secondary school or vocational training.

Survivors Fund (SURF) is our key partner in providing life-changing services to the Foundation Rwanda families together with  our local partner organizations, including Solace Ministries, Kanyarwanda, and AVEGA Agahozo. Learn more and support the Foundation Rwanda families here.

Foundation Rwanda curates 2-4 newsletters per year showcasing art and photography connected to our work. For regular news on Foundation Rwanda’s programs, sign up for SURF’s newsletter with Foundation Rwanda updates here.

Partners

Special thanks to all those whom have made this project possible over the years:

Survivors’ Fund (SURF)
AVEGA Agahozo
Kanyarwanda
Indego Africa
Biketown Africa
Solace Ministries

Bonhams, CBS, Dining for Women, Getty Images, Hornall Anderson, JWT, Kona Bicycle Co., La Brea Bakery, L’artusi, MediaStorm, Starbucks Coffee Co., Schulte Roth & Zabel, Syrup, The Roddick Foundation,The Segal Family Foundation, Schultz Family Foundation, & The Wasserman Foundation.

Team

SAMUEL MUNDERERE
PROGRAM DIRECTOR, KIGALI

EMILIENNE KAMBIBI
COUNSELOR, KIGALI

LILIANE UMUHOZA
PROJECT OFFICER, KIGALI

RABAN HAVUGIMANA
PROJECT OFFICER, KIGALI

VINCENT NYAUMA
ACCOUNTANT, KIGALI

MIKE GORDON
BOOKKEEPER

JULES SHELL
CO-FOUNDER & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Peer Counselors

VESTINE MUKANTWALI

BEATHE MUKARUBUGA (MAMAN LAMBERT)

FRANCOISE MUTAGAWA

Board

DAN KUSNETZ

JULES SHELL

SARA SOLFANELLI

JONATHAN TORGOVNIK

Advisory Board

ELISABETH BIONDI

NANCY BRADY

KELLY DANE

DR. YAEL DANIELI

JEREMY GOLDBERG

ANDREW HIDA

DR. JONATHAN B LEVINE

STACEY LEVINE

MICHAL LEVISON

LISA OM

SONDRA MYERS

GEOFFREY NGIRUWONSANSANGA

SHERI SCHULTZ

SWAN SIT

JODY SOWA

BRIAN STORM

AIDAN SULLIVAN

LAURA VARMA

GABO WILSON

JOHN YAMIN