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...
Dr. Mukwege’s Message on International Women’s Day 2022
8 March 2022 Today, we celebrate International Women’s Day – an opportunity for us to salute the power and strength of women and girls around the world, and honor the role they play in our...
GENDERING GEOPOLITICS: THE CASE OF UKRAINE
25 Feb 2022 – Trigger warning As the horror of the Russian conflict in Ukraine continues to unfold, Emily Prey (Senior Analyst of the New Lines Institute) sat together with Esther Dingemans...
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 Dr. Denis Mukwege Foundation calls for a RED LINE against sexual violence in conflict
Young teenagers, dressed in uniform, prepare for a day of school in Northern Uganda, keen and full of hope for a lifetime ahead. But those dreams came abruptly to an end when members of the Lord’s...
Press Release: Launch of EU funded project in Nigeria
For Immediate Release: 20 May, 2021 Funded by the European Union, the Dr. Denis Mukwege Foundation (MF) and local partners Grassroots Researchers Association (GRA) and Youth Initiative against...
Mukwege Foundation statement on atrocities committed in Tigray
Thursday, April 29, 2021 In the Tigray region of Ethiopia, women and girls are being systematically raped and subjected to sexual violence with a level of cruelty beyond comprehension. Numerous...
SEMA member Leesa Gazi wins PSVI film competition with her film Rising Silence
Congratulations to SEMA member Leesa Gazi for winning the PSVI film competition with her beautiful and important film rising silence presented at the Movies the Matter Film Festival. The film Rising...
Survivor and SEMA member Vasfije elected to Kosova Paliament
On 14 February 2021, Vasfije Krasniqi, a member of SEMA and survivor of conflict-related sexual violence from Kosova, was elected to the national parliament of Kosova*. In the 22 years since the end...
