Dr Marthe Kondemo is visiting Australia from

the Democratic Republic of Congo to learn about innovative women's health and livelihood initiatives to see what may be replicable in the DRC. While here shewill meet a wide range of organisations dealing with such issues as domestic violence prevention, conflict resolution, peacebuilding, disability servicesand youth engagement. Despite vast natural resources the DRC has suffered frompolitical instability, a lack of infrastructure, corruption and centuries ofcommercial extraction and exploitation. Her visit is facilitated by LucyHobgood-Brown from the Rotary E-Club of Greater Sydney.