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Caring in Conflict Zones

In the headlines February 23, 2023

The morning of February 24th 2023, marks 365 days since the start of the full scale invasion of Russian Federation armed forces in Ukraine. Sexual violence has been reported as one of the methods used...

Creating Collective Memory Through Art

Foundation news February 14, 2023

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...

Launch of the Survivors’ Call to Action at the International Ministerial Conference ...

Press releases December 22, 2022

On 28-29 November 2022, victims and survivors of wartime sexual violence were joined by Government representatives, Civil Society Organisations, and other stakeholders in London, United Kingdom. They...

Ukraine Sets a World Precedent: Moving forward on holistic care and urgent interim reparat...

Press releases November 2, 2022

PRESS RELEASE The Hague, 2 November 2022   The Dr. Denis Mukwege Foundation (MF) and the Global Survivors Fund (GSF) visited Kyiv between October 24 – 28, 2022, at the invitation of the...

Understanding Conflict Related Sexual Violence in Ethiopia

Foundation news October 12, 2022

Since armed conflict broke out in northern Ethiopia in November 2020, numerous atrocities – including widespread sexual violence – have been committed. The Mukwege Foundation and...

Provision of Holistic Care in Ukraine

Uncategorized September 28, 2022

Following a mission to Ukraine in April 2022 to assess the needs for a holistic and survivor-centred response, the Mukwege Foundation, the Global Survivors Fund, and Panzi Hospital & Foundation...

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 –...

SEMA retreat is featured in Heal Magazine

In the headlines September 9, 2022

Heal Magazine recently attended the Mukwege Foundation’s Survivors retreat and featured it in their first issue. To read the full article and learn more about the inspiring stories from the...

Grace’s Story: Advocating for Survivors’ Rights from Entebbe to Brussels

Foundation news June 30, 2022

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...

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