MS. PASSY MUBALAMA IS A PRO-DEMOCRACY AND WOMEN'S RIGHT ACTIVIST WITH EXPERIENCE IN PROMOTING WOMEN RIGHTS, DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE EASTERN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO ( DRC ). SHE IS FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ACTION AND DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE FOR THE PROTECTION OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN AFFECTED BY CONFLICT ( AIDPROFEN ), A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT PROMOTES WOMEN'S RIGHTS, WOMEN POLITICAL PARTICIPATION IN THE EASTERN REGION OF THEDEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO. ( DRC ).