WELCOME to the online home of the Trust Fund for Victims. The TFV supports victims of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes under jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court. We work through two principal methods: (1) implementing reparations awards against a convicted person when ordered by the Court to do so and (2) providing general assistance to victims and their families in the broader situations where the Court is active.
You can find more information about our legal basis, our two mandates, and our current projects using the links above. For more information, or to make a donation, please contact us at Trust.Fund@icc-cpi.int.
The TFV currently has 29 projects active in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, all under our second mandate to provide general assistance to victims of crimes under the ICC’s jurisdiction. These are providing a broad range of services, including vocational training, counselling, reconciliation workshops, reconstructive surgery and more. In total, about 39,000 victims of crimes against humanity and war crimes are benefiting directly from the TFV’s general assistance. We estimate that an additional 187,000 of their family members are benefiting indirectly through the improved wellbeing and reduced stigma that our assistance seeks to create.
To meet the many needs of war-torn communities, the TFV employs two targeting strategies in its project design: (1) projects tailored to meet the needs of victims of specific crimes and (2) large-scale projects to help communities rebuild themselves and establish long-term peace and reconciliation. You can read more about these on our projects and success stories pages.