at Panzi. The Panzi Hospital is being run by the Congolese Pentecostal movement CEPAC and has been continuously supported by the Swedish Pentecostal movement. In 2015, Mukwege was invited to speak at Nyhemsveckan, the annual Pentecostal conference in central Sweden. He then said: From this place, people have been praying for my beloved country and tonight it is a privilege for me to stand here as a fruit of your prayers. My congregation belongs to the Congolese Pentecostal Movement Cepac, and with about one million members it is a fruit of your prayers. The Panzi hospital is a fruit of your prayers. The church must be based on prayer. The Bible tells us to be thankful and thus, I want to be a representative for all those who received the blessings from your efforts in my country and elsewhere, saying thank you from the bottom of my heart.Dr. Mukwege founded the City of Joy with Eve Ensler and Christine Schuler Deshryver as a place to support the women who were victims of sexual assault as a weapon of war and treated at the Panzi Hospital. The City of Joy works to support the healing of the patient's mental and emotional trauma from the assault while also providing them with life skills and leadership training to ensure their success in their community upon their return. The City of Joy has proven to transform and empower participant's views on financial matters and domestic decisions. The City of Joy opened its doors in 2011, and a Netflix documentary was released about the City of Joy in 2016. When the United Kingdom assumed the presidency of the G7 in 2021, Mukwege was appointed by the United Kingdom's Minister for Women and Equalities Liz Truss to a newly formed Gender Equality Advisory Council (GEAC) chaired by Sarah Sands. Board membership World Health Organization (WHO), Member of the Science Council (since 2021) The Uncondemned, Member of the Board of Advisors Women Political Leaders Global Forum (WPL), Member of the Global Advisory Board Panzi Foundation, President, Co-Founder, Chief Medical Officer. Mukwege Foundation, Special Advisor on the board The Global Fund for Survivors of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence, Co-founder and President Fight Impunity, Member of the Honorary Board Personal life Mukwege has three daughters. Recognition Awards UN Human Rights prize (New York, December 2008) Olof Palme Prize (Sweden, 2008) African of the Year (Nigeria, January 2009), awarded by Daily