In 1994, Rwanda experienced a genocide against the Tutsi people with over 1 million men, women and children brutally killed in approximately 100 days.

Comfort International continues to support these communities by providing funding for projects such as housing, agriculture, livestock and income generation activities. We work with conflict-affected communities in DRC in similar ways.

Many of the post-genocide generation still feel the consequences of 1994. Our partners, Good News International and Solace Ministries, have been providing support for survivors’ groups with the help of Comfort International.

Over the years we have seen these groups become healed, motivated, increasingly self-sustaining and willing to forgive.

As genocide survivors have aged, their ability to work, farm or meet their needs in other ways has been undermined by the death of family members in the genocide, wounds they have received and physical frailty. Our partners Good News International, saw this need and requested support for these elderly survivors. Our response was to set up the Elderly Survivors’ Project which was initiated in 2025 and provides food support and visitation from GNI.