Right Side NGO’s mission is to ensure well-being, protection and equality of the trans community and sex workers in Armenia by achieving social-cultural and legal changes through cooperation with state bodies, civil society and with international organizations.
Their strategic goals are to:
Breaking norms and stereotypes about trans people in order to bring social and cultural changes to build trans inclusive society.
Improving the sexual, reproductive, mental and physical well-being and safety of trans community and sex workers in Armenia.
Raising human rights awareness among the trans community and sex workers, defending their interests, lobbying and advocating for their rights to ensure equality of trans people in Armenia.
Right Side Human Rights defender NGO is a member of TGEU, ILGA-Europe, EKHN, IGLYO and Trans Coalition in the post-Soviet Space and ICRSE.
Some of their services include:
Organizing video campaigns related to the trans and sex workers rights and gender diversity
Organizing cultural events related to the trans issues and gender diversity
Providing individual and group consultancies about sexuality and gender
Elaborating, publishing and disseminating educational materials on sexuality, gender and sex work
Organizing informational and educational events on sexuality and gender for the trans community, civil society, government institutions, mass media, university students, independent experts, specialists, etc.
Studying and researching public acceptance and attitude towards trans people and sex workers in Armenia
Lending individual and group healthcare, psychological and social counseling services
Providing hotline and online counseling services
Distributing safer sex packages
Providing VCT and STI tests
Carrying out thematic surveys and researches
Creating trans inclusive network of professionals
Providing vocational education to trans community and sex workers
Providing shelter to homeless trans people and sex workers
