WOMEN BREW BRIGHTER FUTURE IN DR CONGO COFFEE INITIATIVE

Lake Kivu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where on an island, row after row of coffee bushes are bringing forth a rich harvest of berries. And the main beneficiaries will be women -- the outcome of an equity project in a sector where women are notoriously sidelined and under-paid. "Women are the ones who work the land, but when it comes to harvesting (the crop) and marketing (it), they get pushed aside -- it becomes a man's business," said Marcelline Budza, a 33-year-old feminist and entrepreneur.