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...

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

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 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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...