HERA– Health Education and Research Association is a citizen association that was formed in January 2000 by six volunteers, medical students determined to take action about the insufficient education on HIV and AIDS and the lack of medicines and care for people living with HIV in Macedonia. A little later, HIV is only one of the aspects of sexual and reproductive health and sexual rights on the improvement of which Hera has been working for almost two decades. As a full member of the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) since 2009, HERA represents better policies, provides free and confidential services for sexual and reproductive health and gender-based violence, educates on sexual rights and empowers the marginalized groups- because the organization strongly believes that all people should enjoy their sexuality freely and in social well-being. Mission: HERA leads civil action and encourages social change for exercising sexual rights and enabling better education and services for sexual and reproductive health, especially for marginalized communities. Vision: All people enjoy their sexuality freely and in social well-being Values: – All people haveequal rights and deserve equal conditions for exercising rights – We believe in social justiceas the foundation of an inclusive society and as the basis for everyone to enjoy their rights and freedoms regardless of the different power positions of people – Respectfor diversity is one of the basic principles of free society – Activismis a prerequisite for democratic development and a tool for achieving their own rights and the rights of others – The freedom of choice, the possibility and right to decide for themselves and make informed decisions without pressure

– Youth participation as a model for building strong citizenship and sustainable democratic society – Fighting for realization of the rights and freedoms of disadvantaged people can be successful only through their empowerment, mobilizing and active participation

– We believe in feminism as an ideology that unites our values and as a movement that is committed to promoting the rights of different sexual and gender identities by overcoming gender norms leading to inequality, injustice and violence
Contact:
Address: Franklin Roosevelt 51a / 26, 1000 Skopje, Northern Macedonia Tel: +389 (0) 2 3290 395 Fax: +389 (0) 2 2556 002 e-mail: hera@hera.org.mk website: www.hera.org.mk

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