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Women Human Rights Defenders stand up for our rights! Why the EU must stand up for them.

This 8 March, IPPF EN would like to celebrate and pay tribute to Women Human Rights Defenders and the vital role they play in protecting and advancing gender equality and women’s rights, in inspiring social change and in challenging the status quo.
Sex worker Mihaela (not her real name) in Roma neighbourhood of Shuto Orizari.

20 July 2018

When Mihaela (not her real name) was six years old, her father sent her onto the streets to scavenge for fo

Sex worker Mihaela (not her real name) in Roma neighbourhood of Shuto Orizari.

20 July 2018

When Mihaela (not her real name) was six years old, her father sent her onto the streets to scavenge for fo

Silvana Naumova, HOPS programme manager, outside drug support clinic

20 July 2018

Just off a highway in downtown Skopje, a middle-aged man stamps his feet before a door. He is here to pick up clean needles from a drop-in centre run by HOPS, an NGO that provides drug users and sex workers with clean needles, contraception, information and advice.

Silvana Naumova, HOPS programme manager, outside drug support clinic

20 July 2018

Just off a highway in downtown Skopje, a middle-aged man stamps his feet before a door. He is here to pick up clean needles from a drop-in centre run by HOPS, an NGO that provides drug users and sex workers with clean needles, contraception, information and advice.

Zoran Joranov, founder of EGAL, talks to HERA's Vojo Ivanof

20 July 2018

Back in 2004, Zoran Jordanov decided that someone needed to take action to support Macedonia’s LGBTI community and open up access to sexual health services. He began to look into issues of HIV prevalence and the importance of prevention.

Zoran Joranov, founder of EGAL, talks to HERA's Vojo Ivanof

20 July 2018

Back in 2004, Zoran Jordanov decided that someone needed to take action to support Macedonia’s LGBTI community and open up access to sexual health services. He began to look into issues of HIV prevalence and the importance of prevention.

Young People: Overlooked, Ill-Informed and Vulnerable

01 December 2017

Young people in Macedonia are some of the worst affected by HIV. Around 0.1 per cent of people aged 15-24 are HIV positive, 14 times more than the general population. A lack of sexuality education, media silence around HIV, taboos about sex and sexuality, staunchly conservative social norms, and discrimination towards LGBTI people play a role in disrupting access to knowledge and services.

Young People: Overlooked, Ill-Informed and Vulnerable

01 December 2017

Young people in Macedonia are some of the worst affected by HIV. Around 0.1 per cent of people aged 15-24 are HIV positive, 14 times more than the general population. A lack of sexuality education, media silence around HIV, taboos about sex and sexuality, staunchly conservative social norms, and discrimination towards LGBTI people play a role in disrupting access to knowledge and services.

Macedonia at the Crossroads: Rising HIV Numbers and Funding Cutbacks Threaten Health and Wellbeing

01 December 2017

Two years ago, when he was just 21 years old, Bojan’s life changed forever. His long-term partner revealed that he had been diagnosed with HIV.

Macedonia at the Crossroads: Rising HIV Numbers and Funding Cutbacks Threaten Health and Wellbeing

01 December 2017

Two years ago, when he was just 21 years old, Bojan’s life changed forever. His long-term partner revealed that he had been diagnosed with HIV.

Rumena Gjerdovska, Macedonia’s only social worker focused exclusively on supporting people with HIV, and one of the first HIV specialists people meet on diagnosis. 

01 December 2017

Tucked away behind a line of trees in the grounds of Skopje’s University Hospital, lies a modest concrete building. This is the Clinic for Infectious Diseases, where people newly diagnosed with HIV come to access treatment and support.

Rumena Gjerdovska, Macedonia’s only social worker focused exclusively on supporting people with HIV, and one of the first HIV specialists people meet on diagnosis. 

01 December 2017

Tucked away behind a line of trees in the grounds of Skopje’s University Hospital, lies a modest concrete building. This is the Clinic for Infectious Diseases, where people newly diagnosed with HIV come to access treatment and support.

Sex worker Mihaela (not her real name) in Roma neighbourhood of Shuto Orizari.

20 July 2018

When Mihaela (not her real name) was six years old, her father sent her onto the streets to scavenge for fo

Sex worker Mihaela (not her real name) in Roma neighbourhood of Shuto Orizari.

20 July 2018

When Mihaela (not her real name) was six years old, her father sent her onto the streets to scavenge for fo

Silvana Naumova, HOPS programme manager, outside drug support clinic

20 July 2018

Just off a highway in downtown Skopje, a middle-aged man stamps his feet before a door. He is here to pick up clean needles from a drop-in centre run by HOPS, an NGO that provides drug users and sex workers with clean needles, contraception, information and advice.

Silvana Naumova, HOPS programme manager, outside drug support clinic

20 July 2018

Just off a highway in downtown Skopje, a middle-aged man stamps his feet before a door. He is here to pick up clean needles from a drop-in centre run by HOPS, an NGO that provides drug users and sex workers with clean needles, contraception, information and advice.

Zoran Joranov, founder of EGAL, talks to HERA's Vojo Ivanof

20 July 2018

Back in 2004, Zoran Jordanov decided that someone needed to take action to support Macedonia’s LGBTI community and open up access to sexual health services. He began to look into issues of HIV prevalence and the importance of prevention.

Zoran Joranov, founder of EGAL, talks to HERA's Vojo Ivanof

20 July 2018

Back in 2004, Zoran Jordanov decided that someone needed to take action to support Macedonia’s LGBTI community and open up access to sexual health services. He began to look into issues of HIV prevalence and the importance of prevention.

Young People: Overlooked, Ill-Informed and Vulnerable

01 December 2017

Young people in Macedonia are some of the worst affected by HIV. Around 0.1 per cent of people aged 15-24 are HIV positive, 14 times more than the general population. A lack of sexuality education, media silence around HIV, taboos about sex and sexuality, staunchly conservative social norms, and discrimination towards LGBTI people play a role in disrupting access to knowledge and services.

Young People: Overlooked, Ill-Informed and Vulnerable

01 December 2017

Young people in Macedonia are some of the worst affected by HIV. Around 0.1 per cent of people aged 15-24 are HIV positive, 14 times more than the general population. A lack of sexuality education, media silence around HIV, taboos about sex and sexuality, staunchly conservative social norms, and discrimination towards LGBTI people play a role in disrupting access to knowledge and services.

Macedonia at the Crossroads: Rising HIV Numbers and Funding Cutbacks Threaten Health and Wellbeing

01 December 2017

Two years ago, when he was just 21 years old, Bojan’s life changed forever. His long-term partner revealed that he had been diagnosed with HIV.

Macedonia at the Crossroads: Rising HIV Numbers and Funding Cutbacks Threaten Health and Wellbeing

01 December 2017

Two years ago, when he was just 21 years old, Bojan’s life changed forever. His long-term partner revealed that he had been diagnosed with HIV.

Rumena Gjerdovska, Macedonia’s only social worker focused exclusively on supporting people with HIV, and one of the first HIV specialists people meet on diagnosis. 

01 December 2017

Tucked away behind a line of trees in the grounds of Skopje’s University Hospital, lies a modest concrete building. This is the Clinic for Infectious Diseases, where people newly diagnosed with HIV come to access treatment and support.

Rumena Gjerdovska, Macedonia’s only social worker focused exclusively on supporting people with HIV, and one of the first HIV specialists people meet on diagnosis. 

01 December 2017

Tucked away behind a line of trees in the grounds of Skopje’s University Hospital, lies a modest concrete building. This is the Clinic for Infectious Diseases, where people newly diagnosed with HIV come to access treatment and support.