Speaker Information

Panel Discussion 3

Esther Dingemans

  • Executive Director, Global Survivors Fund (GSF)

Panelists

Esther Dingemans is a leading expert on developing and implementing survivor-centred programs addressing conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV).

With her expertise in community-driven projects, capacity building, and holistic care for survivors, Esther became the founding Director of the Dr Denis Mukwege Foundation. There, she worked on uniting survivors to advocate globally through one network and developing holistic care programs. Esther transitioned from the Mukwege Foundation to Global Survivors Fund, where she is now working to realize the right to reparation for survivors of CRSV.

Prior to these roles, Esther led programs fighting CRSV in Guinea, Ivory Coast, Sudan (Darfur), Colombia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Syria.