I grew up surrounded by a rich culture, living traditions and strong values, but also by a difficult reality: missing roads, schools too far away, young people facing growing unemployment and too few prospects, and women whose voices struggle to be heard.
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Rachel Yaoudam · 2027 Legislative Elections
Rachel Yaoudam
Candidate for the 2027 Legislative Elections
Mayo‑Tsanaga North
From Moskota to Abuja in Nigeria, from Paris to Pakistan in Asia — and back to my native land, Cameroon, my homeland.
From Moskota to Abuja in Nigeria, from Paris to Pakistan in Asia.
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2027
Some childhoods shape a soul for life.
Mine was shaped in Moskota, a small village beneath the skies and mountains of Cameroon's Far North, in Mayo-Tsanaga, where the land is arid but hearts are immense.
“Never forget where you come from.”
My FATHER gave me my compass. “Only school and education can open doors for you,” he used to tell me. I carried those words through Nigeria, Europe and Asia, through classrooms and the corridors of international organizations. I learned, observed and grew. But wherever my path took me, Mayo-Tsanaga never left me.
Because a journey without a return is only an escape.
And I did not leave to run away — I left so I could return better prepared to serve my community and, above all, my country, Cameroon.
Commitment · Women · Youth
Serve before representing
Development begins with those who have been left behind.
It is this spirit that led me to found Sahel Solidaire 24, working alongside women, young people and families made vulnerable by crises.
Every action taken, every hand extended and every voice heard has confirmed one deep conviction: real development begins with those who have been left behind for far too long.
At the National Assembly
Take our voice to where decisions are made.
Today, I want to take this commitment to where decisions are made — the National Assembly.
At the National Assembly, I want to defend the interests of our communities, promote youth empowerment, strengthen women's representation in political, media and public life, and support sustainable development for our communities.
Not out of personal ambition, but because our department deserves a voice that knows it from within, understands its hardships, represents young people who are too often excluded from decision-making, and shares the wounds and dreams of all our communities.
My conviction
I believe in Mayo‑Tsanaga.
01Its youth
02Its women
03Its ancestors
04Every one of its villages
I believe in its youth, its women and its ancestors, in every one of its villages. And I believe that together, we can write a future in which no one is left behind.
“Each generation must, out of relative opacity, discover its mission, fulfill it, or betray it.” — Frantz Fanon
My mission
I, Yaoudam, have decided to fulfill my mission: to serve my PEOPLE and my COUNTRY.
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