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 break the cycle of inter-generational trauma by convening and linking families to mental health, medical, and social support services.
To empower families economically by providing income- generating and financial literacy programs and small business loans.
To create awareness about the consequences of genocide and sexual violence through photography and new media.
Since Foundation Rwanda’s inception in 2007, over 830 students have graduated from secondary school or vocational training. Survivors Fund (SURF) has been our key partner in providing life-changing services to the Foundation Rwanda families. More >>
Disclosure
On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the genocide (April 2019), photographer Jonathan Torgovnik returned to Rwanda to embark on the follow-up project to the Emmy-nominated short film and subsequent book Intended Consequences. Disclosure tells the families’ stories after the mothers disclosed the truth about their children’s conception. The children are speaking for the first time, as young adults, reflecting on the years of growing up in the shadow of being called “children of the killers.” More >>
Intended Consequences
Intended Consequences began as a multimedia project in 2007 by photojournalist Jonathan Torgovnik with the story of Margaret, the first of many courageous mothers who shared their harrowing experiences of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. At the end of her interview, Margaret quietly revealed that she gave birth to a baby boy as a result of genocidal rape. Over 30 women with children born of rape participated in the initial project. More >>
“The effects on my life from being born as a result of genocide rape are feelings of sadness, shame, and low self-esteem.”
— BEATA
“My mother does not tell me she loves me many times, but she does things that let me know that she loves me, like selling her cow and land so I can go to university.”
