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Guffran

	Guffran
	Guffran


Title and Organization:		National Focal Point - Mauritius, GYCA
Gender and Age:		Male, 26
Location:		Quatre Bornes, Plaines Wilhems
Country of Residence:		Mauritius
Country of Birth:		Mauritius
Nationalities:		Mauritian
Citizenships:		Mauritius
Languages:		English , French , Creole (French)



Website:		http://www.pils.mu
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About Me

Guffran Rostom is the National Focal Point of Mauritius for GYCA. He is also a Prevention Officer and responsible of Advocacy activities at the NGO Prévention, Information et Lutte contre le Sida (PILS).

He has a degree in Sociology from the University of Mauritius. Guffran has been involved in the response against HIV since his college years and was the founder of a Student Club, the Keep It Safe Society (KISS), aimed at raising awareness about HIV and AIDS amongst students on the campus.

In 2009, he organized the 1st Conference on Harm Reduction Services in Mauritius as a Conference Coordinator. He conducted a study in 2010 on sexuality amongst Mauritian and Rodriguan teenagers and published a booklet (practical guide) to ease conversation on HIV & AIDS and sexuality education between parents and adolescents of the Islands. Recently, he represented his country at the Global Youth Summit on HIV & AIDS in Bamako, Mali and was part of the Youth Delegation at an Extraordinary Meeting of the High Level Commission on HIV Prevention, on Robben Island, Cape Town, South Africa.