Their plan was also to assist survivors recovering from trauma, helping them to navigate the judicial system and bring the perpetrators of sexual assault to justice.

[6] In 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) appointed Lusenge as co-chair (alongside Aïchatou Mindaoudou) of a seven-person independent commission to investigate claims of sexual exploitation and abuse by aid workers during the 2018 Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

She received the award at a ceremony held at the United Nations headquarters in Geneva on February 20, 2018, where she spoke before an audience of 700 U.N. diplomats, human rights activists, and journalists.

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.

Along with the $20,000 grant, Lusenge was invited to tour the United States with GSF to share her story about combating human rights abuse.

[6] On October 10, 2021, she was awarded the Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity, at the Armenian Monastery on the island of San Lazzaro in Venice, Italy.