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. […]
From the Field
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Written by: Rosine Sanginga Panzi’s Youth Ambassador Program is an opportunity for students, young professionals, and emerging advocates to learn more about conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) and Panzi’s work. Two of the main components of the program are learning how to be effective advocates against CRSV in DRC and around the world and learning how […]
On Monday June 5, 2023 in Bukavu, Panzi Foundation hosted the launch ceremony of the United for Gender Equality (UPEG) project. Implemented in the Democratic Republic of Congo by the Belgian Development Agency Enabel, and carried out in the province of South Kivu by its delegated operators Panzi Foundation and Swisscontact, this 4-year project is […]
Like all of the staff at Panzi Hospital and Foundation, Amina Lusambo (affectionately known as Ami to her colleagues) has seen far too many young women and girls grappling with the devastating consequences of rape as a weapon of war. At Panzi, survivors received medical and psychological care, yet they remained despondent. The trauma and […]
This month, we are featuring Dr. Becas Nfundiko, Panzi Hospital’s Medical Director of Staff. Dr. Nfundiko, who now supervises all of hospital’s medical staff, has been with Panzi Hospital since it’s opening in 1999. We are very excited to be able to interview Dr. Nfundiko to ask him about his work, his inspirations, and what […]
