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In October 2023, the Panzi Foundation delivered 411 birth certificates to children benefiting from its programs in the Kalehe region of northern South Kivu. Most of these children were born as a result of rape, and some have been abandoned. Although the right to a nationality is recognized by article 15 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the precarious conditions in which some children are born prevent them from benefiting from civil registration within the timeframe covered by the...

Au mois d’octobre 2023, la Fondation Panzi a distribué du matériel scolaire pour favoriser l’accès à l’éducation des enfants réfugié.e.s. Cette opération s’inscrit dans la continuité de l’assistance apportée au cours des derniers mois aux familles déplacées du Nord-Kivu et de la région d’Uvira. Au total, 1333 enfants ont reçu un kit composé d’un cartable, d’un uniforme scolaire, d’une paire de souliers, de cahiers, stylos, crayons, et d’instruments de mathématiques.  Ces enfants sont scolarisés dans des écoles à proximité des camps...

Written By: UKANE ASSUMANI Didier, Panzi Youth Ambassador  “If you show love to a woman who’s been rejected, she’ll take a completely different view of life. It’s a very simple thing to do, but it will give her the desire to fight…”. Dr. Denis Mukwege. The Democratic Republic of Congo is in the grip of a complex humanitarian crisis that has lasted for decades. In the east of the country, endemic sexual violence has been amplified by recurrent armed conflicts,...

On Tuesday August 29, in Uvira, the Panzi Foundation launched an operation to distribute food and dignity kits to 1,241 households who had fled armed groups operating in the Mwenga and Fizi highlands. This effort complements Panzi’s efforts in July, which provided assistance to over 5,000 refugee families in camps in Goma and Beni territory. During the launch of this operation, Panzi Foundation’s Director of Programs recalled the organization’s commitment to the displaced populations of the two Kivu provinces and...

The Panzi Foundation announces the launch of a holistic care project for the survivors of sexual and gender-based violence in the highlands of Kalehe, South Kivu province.  The Kalehe highlands have been a high-risk area for human rights violations since the outbreak of armed conflict in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Endowed with inestimable mining potential, this area is home to various armed groups responsible for numerous crimes, including cases of rape and sexual violence.  Civil...

The culture of impunity greatly fuels the recurrence of conflicts and the perpetuation of the most serious crimes, particularly those of a sexual and gender-based nature, and is therefore a major obstacle to the establishment of the rule of law and the restoration of lasting peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).  Decades of dictatorship and conflict, which have plunged the DRC into chaos and desolation, have seriously undermined the rule of law and undermined citizens’ confidence in the...

The Panzi support team, which was deployed in Goma on July 20, continues its mission north to assist 1,175 displaced families in the Beni territory. On Sunday, July 30, Panzi Foundation launched an operation to assist displaced people who have fled the massacres of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF-Nalu), a terrorist group that has been active for three decades in Beni territory, North Kivu. After assistance was offered to displaced people from Goma who were fleeing the rebellion of the...

Gender equality in health is essential to any effort to combat poverty and achieve sustainable development and peace. Gender is a central determinant of inequalities in health, both in access to and quality of health services. The TUMAINI project “Santé et droits des femmes, des adolescentes et des enfants” (Health and rights of women, adolescents and children) aims to reduce these obstacles by transforming unequal gender relations in sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). The results of the recent...

Les survivant.e.s des massacres de Bukavu appellent la Cour Pénale Internationale à prendre des mesures en faveur de la justice et de la paix en RDC. Lundi 17 juillet 2023, le monde a commémoré le 25ème anniversaire de l’adoption du Statut de la Cour pénale internationale (CPI), une juridiction à compétence internationale créée pour juger des crimes de masse. Ratifié depuis 1998, et entré en vigueur en 2002, à la suite de la création effective de la CPI, ce statut...