WHERE VICTIMS

TRANSFORM


INTO SURVIVORS

Réf. N° 01/DAO/LOG/TUMAINI/MOBILIERS/CENTRE-ICART/SEPTEMBRE/2026

Panzi Foundation invites bids for the supply, delivery, installation and assembly of furniture and equipment for its new R+3 Training Centre in Bukavu for our Tumani project. The centre will support the project’s training, research, knowledge-transfer and institutional capacity-building activities.

What we are looking for

Bidders are invited to submit a complete administrative, technical and financial offer in accordance with the bidding documents. All proposed equipment must be:

• new and durable
• suited to the building’s spaces
• compliant with the minimum specifications provided
• accompanied by detailed technical data sheets

Alternative offers

Alternatives are accepted provided they are clearly identified, fully documented, and equal or superior to the minimum specifications. No alternative will be accepted without the Buyer’s prior written approval.

Deadline and submission

Offers must be received no later than 1 October 2026 at 3:00 p.m. Bukavu local time, either:

• in a sealed envelope, placed in the mailbox at the gatehouse of Fondation Panzi, Avenue Jean Miruho, No. 024, Panzi neighbourhood, Ibanda commune, Bukavu, DR Congo; or
• by email to adordc@panzi.org

More information is available in the package offer.

For fifteen years, the Mulamba Hospital has been supporting rural communities in South Kivu, driven by a simple conviction: rural populations deserve access to quality care and dignified treatment, without distance or hardship standing as a sentence. As we commemorate almost two decades of community service, we look back on a story that continues to transform lives.

A response to a health and humanitarian emergency

Founded in 2011, Mulamba Hospital responded to a particularly troubling health and humanitarian reality. At the time, no health facility was close enough to ease the burden of a long journey to care for survivors of sexual violence. Indeed, the town was located roughly 25 kilometers from the Walungu General Referral Hospital, 20 kilometers from the one in Mubumbano, and more than 20 kilometers from the Kaniola General Referral Hospital. As for Panzi Hospital, the center of excellence for maternal health and for the care of survivors of sexual violence, it stood nearly 70 kilometers away. For a woman who had suffered sexual violence, pain, stigma, and often mobility challenges, traveling such a distance to access specialized care could amount to an almost insurmountable barrier.

It thus became imperative to bring a quality medical and holistic response closer to these communities. The Mulamba One Stop Center emerged as a nearby alternative to Panzi, close enough to be accessible to survivors from rural areas, with a clear goal: to progressively replicate the holistic care model developed at Panzi, combining medical care, psychosocial support, legal assistance, and socio-economic reintegration. In this way, the Mulamba Hospital Center turned a geographic constraint into an opportunity.

One enduring commitment

Fifteen years after its inauguration, the Mulamba Hospital Center still embodies the conviction upheld by Panzi Foundation and its founder: dignity is not negotiable, and distance should never determine who has a right to care and who does not. Even as eastern DRC continues to face pressing health and security challenges, this institution stands as proof that solutions are within reach, if we’re committed to building them close to the communities that need them most. In 2025 alone, our teams cared for 292 survivors of sexual violence, provided psychosocial support to 570 beneficiaries, and assisted 744 childbirths under the best possible conditions.

While this anniversary is a moment of celebration, it is also a reminder of the reality on the ground: Mulamba Hospital continues its mission in a difficult context, and it relies on the continued support of its partners to keep providing quality care to rural populations in South Kivu. Behind every consultation, every assisted childbirth, every survivor supported, there is a life resuming its course and a community regaining trust.

“In the face of adversity, we must never lose hope. Hope is the light that guides our actions in the darkest moments, and our actions will contribute to the return of peace and dignity for all.” — Dr. Denis Mukwege

In Bukavu, the ringing of the school bell has always marked more than the start of a new year. It is a signal that life, in all its ordinary rhythms, continues. This year, that sound carries a different weight. More than a year into occupation, “normal” has been redefined for families across our community, and yet, children are still lacing up their shoes, packing their notebooks, and walking through the school gates.

At Panzi, education has never simply been about the classroom. Panzi Foundation empowers our community to dream bigger, gain new knowledge, and build a foundation for a more hopeful and independent future. This back-to-school season, that mission feels more urgent, and more necessary, than ever.

Ahead of the 2026-2027 school year, Panzi distributed school kits and supplies to 220 beneficiaries from two of our programs: 63 beneficiaries and their dependents, of our transit and community center, Maison Dorcas, and 157 current and former beneficiaries of the Save A Girl, our program supporting girls ages 10 to 14 we rescued from brothels in Bukavu.

This support arrives at a moment when everyday life itself has become harder to sustain. For parents like Ms Furaha, this support has brought real relief: “We are so grateful to the Panzi Foundation and its partners for continuing to support us and our children.”

The war has disrupted many facets of life: closed banks, border crossings, and major roads, displacements, leaving many households without a steady income. Amid these disruptions, Panzi’s assistance eases the financial pressure on families, helping children stay focused on school, and giving parents one part of daily life that still feels within reach. Yet our efforts are only as effective as the partnership we’ve built with our community and with parents.

Yves Shangalume, Panzi Foundation’s Director of Administration and Finance, spoke to the importance of this partnership during such a difficult period: “Parents and the Foundation must come together and each play their part,” he said. “Dr. Mukwege’s concern, and the Foundation’s, is to see this generation study, because depriving a child of an education is depriving them of a future.”

That concern has taken on new urgency, as the Ministry of Education in Kinshasa recently suspended academic activities in areas occupied by rebels, while the rebels stepped in to choose who runs these schools in the East. These decisions have left many students’ futures uncertain, caught between competing authorities.

Panzi continues to offer more than material support — we are walking hand in hand with families and students, providing financial support throughout a student’s entire academic journey, in some cases through university, with a vision of investing in the future of an entire generation. As Dr. Denis Mukwege has said, depriving a child of an education is depriving them of a future. As this school year begins, we wish every student the courage and success to pursue their dreams, and we hold onto hope that a return to normalcy is not far off.