Free and Independent Association Venedia

1. Free and Independent Association Venedia

2. Why Venedia? The ancient Romans called Venedis the residents of Central European region, regardless of their nationality. We are from Central Europe and we want to help, regardless of nationality, race and origin, so we chose the name Venedia.

3. Superior Jan Linhart • Founder of the association • Director • Coordination of the association activities

4. Secretary of the Association Marie Lencová • Founder of the association • Executive Director • Coordination of the association activities

5. Chairman of the Foreign Relations Justýna Wimmerová • Founder of the association • Representative in Italy • Coordinator of projects located in Italy

6. Chairman of the Assembly Štěpán Sýkora • Administrative Director • Coordinator of cooperation with other organisations

7. QIIQ Clinic Danica Samuhelová • Director of QIIQ Clinic • Coordinator of mutual cooperation • Coordinator of healthcare projects

8. Ivana Impassa Ifoli • Coordinator of cooperation with o.s. Mama Mudele

9. Civic association Mama Mundele was established in April 2012. The aim of the association is to develop projects to support the Congolese people so that they become self-reliant by providing know-how and resources to build facilities for small businesses. More information at: www.mamamundele.cz

10. Naše plány: 1. Establishing of a permanent base (under contract with the DRC) for providing service and support to members of the association and cooperating organizations in their activities in Central Africa 2. Open the gateway to Africa for small and medium businesses as well as for other interested parties • 3. Support development projects with local communities and businesses

11. 4. Establishment of primary schools providing full education, according to the standards of EU Member States 5. Creation of other educational institutions aimed at increasing the skills of local population • 6. Projects to improve the supply situation of the population (eg. potable water) • 7. Support of medical projects

12. 8. Support of veterinary projects 9. Projects alternative, natural and Asian medicine • 10. Cooperation projects and the use of local traditional healing methods and therapeutic resources (herbs, mineral therapy, balneotherapy ...)

13. About Congo Democratic Republic of Congo has an area of more than 2.3 million square kilometers. It is the 14th largest country in the world (comparable with India) and has 69 mil. Inhabitants. • Neighbors are: Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.

14. Democratic Republic of Congo

15. Political Map

16. Economy

18. Agriculture

20. Státní symboly Demokratické republiky Kongo

21. The Democratic Republic of Congo is home to about 250 ethnic groups. Most of the inhabitants are members of the Bantu peoples. The largest nations are Luba (18%), Congo (16%) and Mongo (13%). Most of the languages used in DRC belong to the Niger-Congo language family, mainly Benue-Congo branch, but the official language is French. Furthermore significantly present languages are Swahili, Tshiluba, Kituba and Lingala.The most widespread religion is Christianity.

22. Illiterate population is around 42%, secondary education has 15% and only 1% has a higher education. Life expectancy ranges from 43 to 49 years. Over 40% of the population suffer from long-term malnutrition, even though though the DRC has the potential to feed a third of the population of the entire planet.

23. The economic potential of the DRC • The main raw material resources: diamonds, gold, copper, tin, cobalt, manganese, colombo-tantalit (coltan), bauxite, iron, coal, oil and oil shale, methane, zinc, nickel, uranium, lead, cadmium ... • Electric Power - almost 100% of its electricity is from hydro, only 4% from other sources. Potential of other sources is almost unused, including renewable energy (solar radiation, wind currents, sea surf ...)

24. 3. exports of raw materials and energy accounts for 95% of GDP, while the remaining 5% of GDP comes from other industries • 4. Crop production - employs roughly 2/3 of the population of working age. Main products: coffee, rubber, tea, cocoa beans, cassava (sweet potatoes), corn, peanuts, cotton, sugarcane, rice, bananas and oil palm

25. 5. Forestry - DRC is the second most populous country in Africa. Benefiting mainly - ebony, African teak (Afromosia), rosewood, mahogany ... African Walnut (ovankgkol) 6. livestock - chickens, pigs. Cattle and goats only the territory with high-quality health care (presence of tsetse flies) • 7. Tourism – tourism and sightseeing (natural reserves, parks, national parks, five of which are registered in the UNESCO including Virunga park - mountain gorillas)

26. Due to the stable political and security situation in the country it becomes opened to foreign investment. Major partners are - Belgium, France, Finland, Germany, South Africa, USA, Japan and China. The EU provides DRC beneficial clauses and tariffs. Furthermore, IMF and World Bank reopened development assistance. It is a very opportune time to enter the game.

27. Contacts • www.venedsko.cz • Email: spolek@venedsko.cz • Phone: +420 605 449 443 – Czech, Russian, French +420 602 651 985 – Czech, Russian +420 736 658 684 – Czech, English, Italian