Les Pétrolettes

Purpose of the association

A community development and popular education organisation which campaigns against all forms of violence and for access to justice and healthcare, working with and on behalf of adult sex workers and victims of sexual exploitation; Les Pétrolettes aim to: promote and guarantee access to justice, healthcare, culture and leisure, as well as respect for people’s rights and their autonomy; we define ‘health’ as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being; to develop initiatives for the prevention and risk reduction of HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis, STIs and addictions; to equip ourselves with all the necessary resources to assist people, such as providing a registered address, medical and social care, administrative support, legal aid and rapid testing; to combat all forms of violence (including gender-based and sexual violence, sexual exploitation, discrimination, stigmatisation, exclusion, abuse, maltreatment and LGBTQIA+phobia); to provide training and awareness-raising programmes for volunteers, school pupils, students, professionals and future professionals working in the association’s areas of activity

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