Born in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, during the 2002 Mt Nyiragongo eruption – which inspired her middle name – Jemima Volcano Busasa grew up in Adelaide, where her family settled after coming to Australia as refugees. With nine of her 12 siblings being younger than her, Jemima ‘stepped into a caregiving role early on’. But despite (or maybe because of) this, the idea of being a nurse was initially the last thing on Jemima’s mind.
