Youth mental health – questioning priorities and gender differences?
Nowadays, we can see that there are many youth-led and youth-serving organizations working extensively on improving the lives of the [...]
Y-PEER – PETRI is proposing alternatives to tackling bullying in schools: workshop with students
On 18th of June, members of the PETRI Sofia team, the EVS volunteers Viktoria Bondikjova and Angela Georgieva from North [...]
Change of LGBTI+ needs and mental health – what has to be done?
LGBTI+ communities are one of the most underrepresented communities in the Balkan’s health, social, political and legal framework. This has also [...]
Sexuality Education in Austria
Sexuality Education in Austria is comprehensive and supported by the government through a strong policy. It is part of the [...]
11 Things You Should Know About Early Pregnancy and its Health Consequences
The root causes for high rates of early pregnancy in certain countries and communities are both manifold and complex. Factors [...]
Under the Spotlight Discrimination and Gender in Roma Communities
With a 10 - 12 million population in Europe, Roma are Europe’s largest and most marginalized ethnic minority. An estimated [...]
Biphobia in Macedonia: The Everyday Struggles of Bisexual People
Discussing LGBTQI rights in the conservative country that I live in will continue to “raise eyebrows” for a long time. [...]
Gender-biased Sex-selective abortions in Georgia
According to data published by the UNFPA country office in Georgia, more than 25 000 girls are believed to have gone [...]
Comprehensive Sexuality Education in Armenia: A Gap in Knowledge, A Gap in Rights By Sargis Ghazarian, Focal Point in Charge of Armenia
The world is ours, and we are responsible for its development. By ’we’, I am referring to the young people [...]
How Christmas Gifts Can Encourage Mindfulness
For those of us that are struggling with mental health issues, Christmas can come as a bit of a mixed [...]
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Yemen – A study of FGM determinants and approaches to address the issue in Yemen
FGM in Yemen is distributed throughout the country but predominates in four main cities; Aden, Al-Hodiedah, Al-Mhrah, and Hadramout. In [...]