Grace’s Story: Advocating for Survivors’ Rights from Entebbe to Brussels
SEMA member Grace Acan speaks on an expert panel at the European Council Since 2015, June 19th is dedicated to honouring victims and survivors of wartime sexual violence. To mark this...
SEMA Retreat 2022: survivors all over the world reunited
Survivors from all over the world reunited for a week of planning, advocacy, learning and song-making in the Netherlands. After more than two years of travel restrictions, members of the SEMA...
Beyond Borders
Survivors from CAR and DRC strengthen their networks during a learning exchange. At the end of March 2022, the Mukwege Foundation facilitated a learning exchange between survivors from the...
Meeting the President
January 21st 2022 “Women belong in all places where decisions are being made.” This famous quote from Ruth Bader Ginsburg rings true for survivors of wartime sexual violence,...
Survivors Around the World Unite for Women’s Rights
During International Women’s Day 2022, national networks supported by the Mukwege Foundation organised activities throughout the world to fight for the rights of women and survivors of...
Prioritising Holistic Care in the African Great Lakes Region
Kampala, Uganda 27-28 January 2022 Slightly over ten years since the signing of the Kampala Declaration in December 2011, representatives of the twelve Member States of the International...
The Mukwege Foundation celebrates the 1400th Wednesday demonstration honouring the Japanes...
Today, on August 14th, we celebrate Kim Hak-soon halmoni, a Japanese military “comfort woman” who 28 years ago told the world about the atrocities committed against her. Her courage...
La voix des survivantes de viols congolaises entendues à Genève lors de la 73e session du ...
Le Mouvement des Survivant.e.s de Viols et Violences Sexuelles en RDC, la Fondation Mukwege, la Fondation Panzi RDC, la Fédération Mondiale Luthérienne et le Prix Right Livelihood ont soumis un...
The Voice of Congolese rape survivors heard in Geneva at the 73rd session of CEDAW
Five organisations, the Movement of Survivors of Rape and Sexual Violence in the DRC, the Mukwege Foundation, the Panzi Foundation DRC, the Lutheran World Federation and the Right Livelihood Award...
