Global Survivors Fund

15/06/2026

This week, children born of conflict-related sexual violence from across the world came together in a shared space.

Organised by the Mukwege Foundation, Stand Speak Rise Up, Global Survivors Fund, Zaboravljena djeca rata / Forgotten Children of War Association, and Grace International, this global exchange brought together people from different countries, generations, and languages, who share similar lived experiences. Together, they exchanged perspectives and explored what a global network for children born of conflict-related sexual violence could look like.

Throughout the discussion, participants highlighted both the diversity of their experiences and the common issues they face, including profound stigma, discrimination, and barriers to accessing their rights.

The discussions also looked ahead - at future collaboration, mutual support, and opportunities to shape a collective vision.

This gathering marks an important milestone in a broader survivor-led process. We are deeply grateful to all participants for their trust, openness, and courage.

10/06/2026

In South Sudan, 2025 meant marching without fear.

400 survivors - 354 women and 46 men - joined our interim reparative measures project in Bor and Mundri. They chose what support was most meaningul to them, including vocational training, house renovations, healthcare, and education.

It also meant difficult conversations. Children born of conflict-related sexual violence are still largely excluded from the education system. GSF listened to their struggles and experiences, and education as reparation is now a priority for our work in South Sudan.

See the full scope of our work in our annual report: https://www.globalsurvivorsfund.org/latest/articles/highlights-from-our-2025-annual-report/

05/06/2026

In 2025, in Syria, it meant starting - urgently and without delay.

When the Assad regime fell in December 2024, thousands of people walked out of detention after years – or even decades - of imprisonment. Many had nothing. Injuries, trauma, and economic collapse. Women faced additional discrimination from the very families they returned to.

Within weeks, our partner رابطة معتقلي ومفقودي سجن صيدنايا (ADMSP) launched Liberty Pathways: emergency grants for 221 survivors in Damascus and southern Syria, and 182 medical referrals followed.

GSF visited ministries. Began supporting the new Transitional Justice Commission. Launched the first survivor consultations on a future reparation programme.

It is early and the road is long. But survivors are already at the table – co-creating what comes next.

See the full scope of our work in our annual report: https://www.globalsurvivorsfund.org/latest/articles/highlights-from-our-2025-annual-report/

03/06/2026

"We sacrificed our bodies for independence.”

In 2002, Timor-Leste gained independence after 24 years of brutal Indonesian occupation. Sexual violence was widely committed against men, women and children for decades.

Since 2023, Asia Justice and Rights - AJAR and Assosiasaun Chega Ba Ita - ACbit have worked with more than 400 survivors across the country. The interim reparative measures project, or Bukae, was named after a traditional Timorese basket used for long journeys.

The Bukae documentary follows Fatima and survivors as they describe their long fight for justice, and the impact the project has had on their lives.

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In 2002, Timor-Leste gained independence after 24 years of brutal I...

28/05/2026

In 2025, in Cambodia, it meant being seen.

236 survivors, with some carrying decades of silence since the Khmer Rouge era, sat down and said: this is what reparation looks like for me. Medical care. Education for my grandchildren or a small business of my own.

80% felt significantly recognised. 81% experienced an increased sense of dignity. 82% a greater sense of justice through their involvement in the programme.

Numbers that matter for people who waited long enough.

See the full scope of our work in our annual report: https://www.globalsurvivorsfund.org/latest/articles/highlights-from-our-2025-annual-report/

25/05/2026

Reparar es dignificar a las sobrevivientes. To repair is to dignify survivors.

Today, Colombia commemorates the National Day of Victims of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence. The survivors continue, with extraordinary strength, to demand what they are owed. At GSF, we have the privilege of working alongside them. Not for them, with them. Co-creating reparative measures that they have shaped, from the ground up, to reflect what justice truly means to them.

Reparation is not a favour nor a promise. It is a right. To repair is to dignify survivors. To every survivor we work with in Colombia: we see you.

Today, and every day.

Check the full scope of our work in Colombia: https://www.globalsurvivorsfund.org/our-work/colombia/

25/05/2026

| En Colombia existe un marco normativo que establece el derecho a la reparación de las víctimas de violencia sexual y reproductiva.

Es clave reforzar su implementación con un enfoque centrado en las sobrevivientes, acorde a los daños específicos y los contextos territoriales.

Con la reparación empieza la justicia.

21/05/2026

Yes, the world around us is shifting, and attention is drifting, but we remained steady in our work in 2025.

We reached 4,690 survivors of conflict-related sexual violence - more than any other year since our creation. We saw the impact of this at every level – from changes in individual wellbeing and mental health, to improved family and community ties.

▶️ 18,760 family members benefited from the impact
▶️ 8 governments received technical support
▶️ 66 state institutions across 17 countries built on our inputs
▶️ 223 focus group discussions took place

Survivors show up, speak clearly, and demand the reparations they are owed. So do we, working alongside them.

Check out our annual report here: https://www.globalsurvivorsfund.org/latest/articles/highlights-from-our-2025-annual-report/

18/05/2026

When we talk about justice for survivors of conflict, we rarely think of children. We should.

Children affected by conflict-related sexual violence face a reality that's rarely discussed: they are systematically shut out of education at the moment they need it most.

Displaced. Traumatised. Too old for their grade. Too young to be forgotten.

But education isn't just a right - for these children, it is reparation.

Read the full piece we published in The Star, Kenya: https://www.globalsurvivorsfund.org/latest/articles/school-as-act-of-justice-for-children/

13/05/2026

Mathurine took part in our interim reparative measures project in the Central African Republic: a three-year journey led by survivors of conflict-related sexual violence, focused on rebuilding their lives with dignity.

At the project’s closing ceremony, she spoke of its impact on her life. She feels strong again, less fearful, and has the freedom to move through her community without fear of being discriminated.

A moment that has stayed with her is the return to the banks of the Kémo river and the Kombele bridge, where many survivors were attacked. This time, the riverbanks felt different: men from the project clearing the overgrowth, women preparing food nearby, survivors gathering together. The visit turned a site of pain into a symbol of life and moving forward.

“When the rebels came, it was very difficult to cross the bridge,” she says. “Now it’s easy… the project took away our shame.”

Soon, a commemorative plaque will be placed there by local authorities, honouring survivors like Mathurine and ensuring what happened here is never forgotten.