Serving as a United Nations peacekeeper does not only benefit the people who are being assisted but also the peacekeeper.

That's the view of a Zimbabwean female peacekeeper serving with the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).

Routendo Mondenyanya is part of the UNMISS team that is helping the new African nation as it builds its prison system.

She discussed with Regina Gorle the importance of her mission, some of the challenges she is facing and the fulfillment of serving as a UN peacekeeper.

Duration: 2'33"