SURF in the News
As a core aspect of its mission, SURF works tirelessly to raise the profile of survivors in the media. Press coverage of SURF and the plight of survivors of the genocide increases the likelihood that the world will take notice of the many and ongoing problems that survivors are still facing, 12 years on from the tragic months of April to July 1994.
Press Coverage from 2008
We have a history: The disappearing testimonies of genocide survivors
17 June 2008
by Emily Geminder
published on Media Global
Press Coverage from 2007
Letter to the Editor: Praise for David Cameron's visit to Rwanda
26 July 2007
by Mary Kayitesi Blewitt, SURF Founder and Director
published on The Telegraph
Rwandan Genocide remembered
19 April 2007
by Pete Henshaw published on SecEd
Press Coverage from 2006
Spate of killings obstructs Rwanda's quest for justice
03 December 2006
by Karen McVeigh
published on The Observer website
YOU Interview: Mary Kayitesi Blewitt (PDF: 1.54MB)
29 October 2006
by Sarah Jacobs
published in YOU magazine
Spate of killings obstructs Rwanda's quest for justice
03 December 2006
by Karen McVeigh
published on The Observer website
YOU Interview: Mary Kayitesi Blewitt (PDF: 1.54MB)
29 October 2006
by Sarah Jacobs
published in YOU magazine
Effective aid will curb immigration, says Tory
04 October 2006
by Hélène Mulholland
published in the Guardian Unlimited
SURF's Director and Founder published in the New Statesman:
Giving Survivors A Voice: The Back Half
15 May 2006
Mary Kayitesi Blewitt
published in the New Statesman
Heroes of our time - Also
available as a PDF (PDF: 16KB)
10 April 2006
published in the New Statesman
Anger at BBC genocide film
19 March 2006
by Alice O'Keeffe, arts and media correspondent
published in The Observer
History? This film is fiction
19 March 2006
by Linda Melvern, author of Conspiracy to Murder: The Rwandan Genocide
published in The Observer
Women: The spoils of war (An excerpt of a book from Cherie Booth)
03 March 2006
published in The Guardian
UK grant for raped Rwandan women
02 February 2006
by Mike Wooldridge, BBC World Affairs Correspondent
published on the BBC News UK Edition
Letter to the Editor: A Defense of Holocaust Memorial Day (PDF: 16KB)
01 February 2006
published in The Guardian
Letter to the Editor: No One Excluded Holocaust Memorial Day (PDF: 16KB)
27 January 2006
published in The Independent
Press Coverage from 2005
Genocide is beyond forgiveness?
April 2005
published on The Forgiveness Project
Rape victims in Rwanda get UK funding
April 2005
Compiled by Martin Flynn and Bruce Wainwright
published on Positive Nation
What Women Talk About (Rwanda: A storystill to be told)
March 2005
published in Living Spirit
view scan of the original published article (PDF: 1.43MB)
Rwandan Survivors Fund Receives £4.25m Grant (PDF: 48KB)
03 February 2005
published in Third Sector Magazine
view scan of the original article (PDF: 87KB)
UK Grant for Raped Rwandan Women
02 February 2005
by Mike Wooldridge, BBC world affairs correspondent
published on the BBC News UK Edition
Common Experiences: A Conversation between Two Exceptional Women Who Have Found They Can Learn from Each Other (PDF: 79KB)
15 January 2005
published in Jewish Renaissance
view scan of the original article (PDF: 368KB)
Press Coverage from 2004
Focus should be on Victims of Genocide in Rwanda as much as on Perpetrators (PDF: 49KB)
4 December 2004
Letter to Editor by Mary Kayitesi-Blewitt
published in the Financial Times
Good Housekeeping Celebrates Women of the Year 2004 (PDF: 898KB)
December 2004
published in Good Housekeeping
I Lost All My Family ... But Gained a Daughter (PDF: 1.47MB)
26 October 2004
published in The Daily Mirror
Mary's Message of Hope (PDF: 56KB)
13 October 2004
by Emine Saner
published in the Evening Standard
Honour for Woman who Dedicated Her Life to Genocide Survivors
12 October 2004
by Terri Judd
published on the Independent.co.uk
Awards Fete Athletes' Feats
12 October 2004
by Lee Glendinning
published on The Guardian
Success for Nude Calendar
12 October 2004
By Ben Pindar, Community Newswire
published on the Scotsman.com
Inspirational Women Honoured
11 October 2004
published on the BBC News World Edition
Women of 2004 (PDF: 53KB)
11 October 2004
by Lia Hervey, PA News
published in The Press Association
Women at the Top (PDF: 48KB)
11 October 2004
by Alexia Baracia
published in the Evening Standard
Forward March (PDF: 260KB)
27 August 2004
published in All About Soap
Remembering the Genocide (PDF: 474KB)
27 July 2004
published in the Asian Times
Remember Rwanda: Stars Help Anniversary of
Genocide and Mass Rape (PDF: 373KB)
26 July 2004
by Shirin Aguiar and Dominic Bascombe
published in The Voice
Lindsey Hilsum on Rwanda and a Nude Caldendar (PDF: 52KB)
26 July 2004
by Lindsey Hilsum
published in the The New Statesmen
Common Cause: Support from the Jewish Community (PDF: 73KB)
23 July 2004
Lady J's Rwanda Stand
22 July 2004
by Daniella Peled
published online at www.totallyjewish.com
Event Pays Tribute to Survivors of Rwanda (PDF: 162KB)
17 July 2004
published in The Independent
Day-Long Tribute to Victims of Rwandan Genocide
16 July 2004
by Jennifer Sym, PA News
published on the Scotsman.com
Cold Feet Star Helen Pays Tribute to Genocide Victims (PDF:163KB)
16 July 2004
published in the Evening Standard
Tribute to Rwandan Genocide Survivors
16 July 2004
by Karen Attwood, PA News
published on the Scotsman.com
Rwandan Ambassador Rosemary Museminali on the Rwandan Women Who Are Reading Their Testimonies in Trafalgar Square
16 July 2004
broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Today Programme
Women Honor Rwanda Genocide Victims
16 July 2004
Associated Press - published on www.africana.com
Justice Sought for Rwanda Victims
23 June 2004
Letter to the Editor by Mary Kayitesi Blewitt
published in The Times
We Must Do More (PDF: 165KB)
22 June 2004
letter to the editor by Mary Kayitesi Blewitt
published in the Daily Telegraph
Rwandan Genocide Survivors in Need of HIV Treatment
June 2004
published in the Bulletin of the World Health Organisation
Rwandan Survivors Fund (SURF)
produced by SURF
published on ICW.org
From Death to Life: a Widow's Story
by Mary Kayitesi Blewiit
published on the Humanitarian Practice Network
Rwanda: the Country that the World Forgot (PDF: 397 KB)
28 April 2004
published in the Kensington Times
Remember the Horrors (PDF: 412 KB)
21 April 2004
published in the Kensington Times
Appeal for Free ARV Treatment for Survivors of the Rwandan Genocide
20 April 2004
by Keith Alcom
published on www.aidsmap.com
Rwandan Genocide Survivors Denied AIDS Treatment
17 April 2004
by Lindsey Hilsum
published on BMJ.com
Unity on Rwanda Horror:
Chief Rabbi Composes Prayer (PDF: 152 KB)
16th April 2004
by Justin Cohen
published in The Jewish News
Letter to the Editor: Rwanda Genocide
13 April 2004
by Mary Kayitesi Blewitt, Director, SURF
published on www.independent.co.uk
Rwanda: Child-headed Households
7 April 2004
Radio article by Felicity Finch
broadcast on BBC Radio 4 at www.bbc.co.uk/radio4
Genocide Victims' Aids Drug Call
6 April 2004
published on BBC News
Rwandan Women Surviving Genocide Now Face AIDS
6 April 2004
published on afrol News
Charity Says 8,000 Rwanda Rape Survivors Need AIDS Drugs
6 April 2004
by Tim Large
published on www.peacewomen.org
Letter to the Editor: Another Rwanda is Happening Now
8 April 2004
by Mary Kayitesi Blewitt, Director, SURF
published on www.guardian.co.uk