Profile

Kari Jaquesson is one of Norway's leading fitness personalities. She founded Norway's first educational system for aerobic instructors and has been called "a fitness pioneer" after introducing several fitness trends to Norway.

Kari is especially devoted to making people feel good about themselves. Her motto is not "perfect body" but "healthy body". She believes that everyone can get fit, but does not believe in overdoing anything. "Your lifestyle is something to enjoy, not endure" is Kari's philosophy.

She is the mom of Ousman and Batu and feels strongly that it's every woman's right to be a mother if she wants to be, and not to be a mother if she doesn't want to. She believes in every human being's right to healthcare and, especially, in a woman's right to carry and deliver babies safely.

Activities

November 2004. Norwegian parliamentarians held a parliamentary seminar on sexual and reproductive health and rights looking into how Norwegian MPs have contribute to ensuring that the ICPD goals and MDG commitments are met in Norway's development cooperation policy. UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador, Kari Jacquesson opened the meeting and told of her first-hand experiences in developing countries.

June 2002. On her return from field visit to Nicaragua with three other UNFPA Goodwill Ambassadors, Kari interested the largest circulation newspaper in Norway to run a two-page article on her visit with particular focus on the street youth she interviewed.
“Elle” magazine also covered her Nicaraguan story in its January 2003 issue.

Priorities

Gender equality

Website

http://www.trimtram.no