On the basis of Association HERA XXI, five youth groups are successfully working in the field of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) in different municipalities of Georgia: Tbilisi, Gori, Kutaisi, Ninotsminda, Akhalkalaki. The groups, with self-developed action plans, define their own goals, objectives, and activities, and through following these plans, they conduct various types of meetings and campaigns.
The organization is focused on creating equal conditions and opportunities for youth with diverse gender identities. Each municipality has human resources equipped with modern knowledge and skills in the form of peer educators, leaders, volunteers and activists, who form the team of the Association HERA XXI. This contributes to the development of civic activism and guarantees access to friendly and quality healthcare services, which addresses the strategic objective 2 of Georgia’s 2023-2026 Youth Policy Strategy and the 2023 Action Plan: “Strengthening the health and well-being of young people,” at the national level.
Hera Twenty One Youth Network
The main goal of the work of youth groups is to contribute to the creation of an appropriate environment for the full development of young people, where young people will be able to fully realize their potential and be actively involved in all areas of public life.
Youth group of association HERA XXI
On the basis of “HERA XXI” association, youth groups operate in Tbilisi, Samtskhe-Javakheti (Akhaltsikhe), Imereti (Kutaisi), Samegrelo region (Khobi) and Tserovani (compact settlement of displaced persons). The purpose of the groups is to promote the creation of an appropriate environment for the full development of young people, where young people will be able to fully realize their potential and be actively involved in all areas of public life, to promote youth rights issues in order to strengthen the participation of young people in the decision-making and implementation process, both at the organizational and state level. Active young people selected within the program are involved in the activities of the association, in the process of planning and implementation of various types of information-educational and entertainment-cognitive activities.
Equal educators
Peer education refers to the process of informal education of one’s equals/peers. It aims to develop the knowledge, attitudes and skills of the target groups through equality, as they have mutual trust, common interests, language and social requirements. About 600 young people were trained by “Hera Twenty One” association using the “equal-equal” methodology and more than 5,000 informational and educational meetings were held for young people living in the villages and towns of Tbilisi, Imereti, Kakheti, Samegrelo, Samtskhe-Javakheti, Kvemo Kartli. The association uses various educational resources to train young people, including the “All in One Training Course” manual, which was developed in accordance with UNAIDS, WHO, WAS and UNESCO standards.
