There is still time to stop conflict-related sexual violence from happening in Ukraine We are jointly committed to ending sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in conflict, which continues to besiege women, children, and men from every corner of the globe. This grave violation of human rights imprints lasting trauma onto its victims, and not enough […]
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oday at a press conference in Kinshasa, a coalition of leading Congolese civil society and human rights groups, joined by The Sentry, Human Rights Watch, Panzi Foundation, and other international NGOs, will present a jointly signed declaration calling for the Democratic Republic of Congo’s 2023 national elections to be free, credible, transparent, inclusive, and democratic.
March 8, 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 economies, our communities, and in our homes. However, on this day of commemoration, the recognition of the power of women […]
In honor of March 8th, International Women’s Day, join us in celebrating Panzi’s female leaders! To commemorate the strength and resilience of the women on our team, a donation to provide healthcare at a women’s prison in DRC will be made in their honor. We salute their commitment to ensuring quality care for all women […]
Statement by Dr. Denis Mukwege I am delighted with the signing of this agreement between France and Panzi Hospital and Foundation, in the presence of Vice-Minister Véronique Kilumba Nkulu, the French Ambassador to the DRC, Mr. Bruno Aubert, the Director of L’Agence Française De Développement, Ms. Safia Ibrahim, Director DR Congo, Mr. Issoumaila Konate, the […]
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 […]
Bukavu – January 31, 2022 Panzi Foundation strongly condemns the murder of Ms. Anne Marie Buhoro. We are in mourning. The life of Anne Marie Buhoro, staff of the Interim Reparations Project, was taken in an act of mindless violence. Once again, barbarism has taken the most precious thing of all: human life. Panzi Foundation […]
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 […]
WASHINGTON, DC —November 24, 2021— Panzi Foundation today announced that the non-profit has been selected as a recipient of the 2021 Holiday Impact Prize, an annual gift guide by two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and former New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof and supported by Focusing Philanthropy. Panzi was founded in 1999 by Dr. Denis Mukwege, […]
On the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, we pay tribute to the resilience and strength of women who, despite all the discrimination, abuse, and violence to which they are subjected, continue to carry their families and many vital sectors of the economy and society on their shoulders. Violence […]
oday at a press conference in Kinshasa, a coalition of leading Congolese civil society and human rights groups, joined by The Sentry, Human Rights Watch, Panzi Foundation, and other international NGOs, will present a jointly signed declaration calling for the Democratic Republic of Congo’s 2023 national elections to be free, credible, transparent, inclusive, and democratic.
March 8, 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 economies, our communities, and in our homes. However, on this day of commemoration, the recognition of the power of women […]
In honor of March 8th, International Women’s Day, join us in celebrating Panzi’s female leaders! To commemorate the strength and resilience of the women on our team, a donation to provide healthcare at a women’s prison in DRC will be made in their honor. We salute their commitment to ensuring quality care for all women […]
Statement by Dr. Denis Mukwege I am delighted with the signing of this agreement between France and Panzi Hospital and Foundation, in the presence of Vice-Minister Véronique Kilumba Nkulu, the French Ambassador to the DRC, Mr. Bruno Aubert, the Director of L’Agence Française De Développement, Ms. Safia Ibrahim, Director DR Congo, Mr. Issoumaila Konate, the […]
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 […]
Bukavu – January 31, 2022 Panzi Foundation strongly condemns the murder of Ms. Anne Marie Buhoro. We are in mourning. The life of Anne Marie Buhoro, staff of the Interim Reparations Project, was taken in an act of mindless violence. Once again, barbarism has taken the most precious thing of all: human life. Panzi Foundation […]
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 […]
WASHINGTON, DC —November 24, 2021— Panzi Foundation today announced that the non-profit has been selected as a recipient of the 2021 Holiday Impact Prize, an annual gift guide by two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and former New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof and supported by Focusing Philanthropy. Panzi was founded in 1999 by Dr. Denis Mukwege, […]
On the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, we pay tribute to the resilience and strength of women who, despite all the discrimination, abuse, and violence to which they are subjected, continue to carry their families and many vital sectors of the economy and society on their shoulders. Violence […]