Catalogue: “We are Speaking. Are you Listening?”
Collective Memory Exhibition: We Are Speaking, Are You Listening? The 2023 SEMA Art exhibition “We Are Speaking, Are You Listening?” was inaugurated in Kenya. Jaqueline Mutere, SEMA member from...
Empowering Survivors: MOSUCA and SEMA’s Advocacy Journey in Paris, March 2024
MOSUCA, the 6th Simone Veil Prize winner for Gender Equality In a landmark recognition of their efforts to fight for the rights of survivors of conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV), MOSUCA, the...
SEMA Regional Retreat 2023: “No fear, no stigma, no shame”
Survivors of conflict-related sexual violence reunited in Nairobi In a significant stride towards amplifying the voices of survivors of conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV), the Mukwege Foundation...
Launch of the Legal Guidebook on States Obligations for CRSV
After two years of research, writing and expert consultations, the Mukwege Foundation launched the Guidebook on State Obligations for Conflict-Related Sexual Violence in June 2023. This online...
SEMA member raises awareness about CRSV in Roma Tre University
Mirsada Tursunović is a survivor of conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) during the Bosnian War in the 1990s. It took her 17 years to break the silence about the atrocities that she survived....
11th May : A day dedicated to commemorate survivors of CRSV in the Central African Republi...
Victims and survivors of conflict-related sexual violence organized a collective memory public event in Bangui on 11th May 2023 – on the occassion of the 8th anniversary of the national...
Creating Collective Memory Through Art
When it comes to wars and conflicts, we often memorialize the soldiers lost or the innocent civilians killed in the crossfire. One group often left out from the official narrative is survivors of...
Understanding Conflict Related Sexual Violence in Ethiopia
Since armed conflict broke out in northern Ethiopia in November 2020, numerous atrocities – including widespread sexual violence – have been committed. The Mukwege Foundation and...
The medical campaign
In the second half of 2022, our team in the Central African Republic (CAR), in collaboration with the national survivor movement, Ministry of Health and the UN Fund for Population Assistance –...
