Bafoussam, Cameroun - On the sidelines of the "Na We We" Sports Jamboree, UNFPA ran mobile clinic campaigns in the town of Bafoussam. Young peer educators were deployed alongside the clinic to provide information on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Gender-based Violence as well as direct persons towards the available services in the clinic. Grace Nfor was one of them.

«When I was told about the Jamboree and the opportunity it would give me to volunteer and sensitize my peers on Sexual and Reproductive Health, I seized it. I want to become a nurse, so I love community outreach and this was a great experience for me.» Nfor Grace, peer educator during the Na We We Sports Jamboree.

Grace is among the 30 volunteers who supported the roll out of the mobile clinic in Bafoussam during the “Na We We” Sports Jamboree.

At age 19 she is already very focused with a clear vision of her future.

« I spoke to my peers about early pregnancies, sexual and reproductive health, gender-based violence and others. These are all topics I may come across again in my journey to become a nurse. I learnt a lot and I am glad “Na We We” came to Bafoussam this year. » she continues.

Promoting youth leadership and engagement in Sexual and Reproductive Health and Gender-based Violence has been one of UNFPA’s priorities all through the Jamboree.

With the support of the Youth Platform for Family Planning, youths from associations based in Bafoussam were drilled and equipped to run peer-to-peer sensitisation as well as direct other youths to do their HIV screening tests and consider modern contraception offered within the Mobile Clinic.

UNFPA stays committed to the fact that youth access to SRH & GBV information and services will significantly contribute to them achieving their full potential.