Marilyn Havini was invited to Canberra two weeks ago with Australian Volunteers International for a day of meetings at Parliament House. The main theme was preventing sexual violence in areas of armed conflict, and post conflict.
Among others, Marilyn met Jane Prentice, Federal Member for Ryan (Qld), Senator Claire Moore (Qld), Senator Mikaela Cash (WA), Theresa Gambaro (Chair of the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade) and Mandy Newton, Assistant Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police. Also some old friends from the peace talks and other events during the Crisis. She said there was a lot of interest in the BWF and HWC and their work - and she handed out a lot of brochures for both organisations, which are well received.
They also met advisors to the Foreign Minister, Julie Bishop, who is planning to visit Bougainville and perhaps to attend the opening of the Buka town Women's Centre!
The Hako Women's Collective (HWC) works for the welfare of the Hako community in northern Buka, and in partnership with other women's groups in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, PNG
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