12 Facts About Julienne Lusenge

Julienne Lusenge is co-founder and President of Female Solidarity for Integrated Peace and Development and director of the Congolese Women's Fund.

Julienne Lusenge is the recipient of the 2018 Women's International Rights Award from the Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy and the 2016 Ginetta Sagan Award from Amnesty International.

Julienne Lusenge received the Human Rights Award from the Embassy of France and named a Knight of the Legion of Honour by the French Government.

Julienne Lusenge was awarded an International Women of Courage Award in 2021.

Julienne Lusenge was working as a journalist in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1998 when civil war broke out.

Julienne Lusenge was a humanitarian radio broadcaster responsible for communicating health and human rights information to villagers in remote areas.

In 2007, Julienne Lusenge launched a second non-profit organization, the Fund for Congolese Women, which works to support Congolese women's rights groups and help them secure funding from international donors.

Julienne Lusenge is a senior partner for a new project in DRC with Media Matters for Women, a non-profit organization whose primary focus is on "bridging the digital divide for isolated women and girls in poor, remote communities in Africa who lack access to information about their rights and are at risk from gender based violence and deepening poverty".

Julienne Lusenge was chosen for the award "for her selfless dedication to the human rights of Congolese women amid the horrors of war, and for being a voice to the voiceless," said Hillel Neuer, the executive director of United Nations Watch.

Julienne Lusenge received the Human Rights Award from the Embassy of France in 2012.

Julienne Lusenge was named a Knight of the Legion of Honour in 2013 by the French government.

Julienne Lusenge was among the awardees of the 2023 United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights.