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Asia regional survivors exchange: building solidarity and shaping joint advocacy

Foundation news July 9, 2025

To mark the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict (19 June), the Mukwege Foundation and the Global Survivors Fund (GSF) co-hosted the first-ever Asian Regional Survivors...

Breaking the silence: amplifying survivors’ voices for addressing conflict-related sexual ...

On 19 June 2025, the Mukwege Foundation, in collaboration with the Embassy of the Netherlands in Thailand, organised an event in Bangkok to coincide with the International Day for the Elimination of...

Scaling up survivor-centred holistic care in Ukraine: Training of trainers

“I used to be afraid of this topic (conflict related sexual violence)… It is so sensitive, I did not want to do something wrong… For me, it has been difficult, but extremely useful. Something...

Statement for June 19: International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflic...

Foundation news June 19, 2025

Today, as we mark the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, we reaffirm our solidarity with survivors, care-providers, frontline advocates, and communities affected by...

“In their own words”: Survivors’ perspectives on Conflict-Related Sexual Viole...

The use of conflict-related sexual violence in Myanmar has been widely documented over several decades of conflict, and it remains a long-standing and deeply entrenched crisis.    This June 19, the...

Providing medical care to survivors of sexual and gender-based violence in Dékoa (CAR)

Foundation news April 1, 2025

In 2021, the Mukwege Foundation opened its first country office in Bangui, the capital city of the Central African Republic (CAR). Initially, we worked to ensure access to holistic care in and around...

Uganda: Survivors unite to advance the Survivors’ Call to Action against conflict-re...

Foundation news March 20, 2025

The Mukwege Foundation hosted an advocacy workshop in Uganda (March 4-6), bringing together 22 survivors representing 14 organisations and 14 networks from across the country. During the workshop,...

Supporting survivors of conflict-related sexual violence in Myanmar

Survivors of conflict-related sexual violence speak out  “A network is essential because together our voices are stronger.”- shares a member of USILA, a survivor network in Cox’s Bazar In...

Nationale Postcode Loterij Renews Partnership with the Mukwege Foundation to Support Survi...

Press releases February 11, 2025

A renewed three-year collaboration will empower survivors, foster local and global solutions, and drive change, continuing a legacy of impactful support since 2016. The Hague—February 11, 2025. The...

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