Diversify

Diversify

Oslo, Norway

HealthMental healthEmployment & SkillsRefugees & Migration
NGOInternational reach
Profile last updated: June 26, 2026

About

Diversify is a non-governmental organisation based in Oslo, Norway working on health, mental health, employment & skills +3 more.

Diversify is a global non-profit organisation working across four core pillars: Health & Wellbeing, Economic Justice, Migration, Society & Integration, and Global Issues & Inequality. It focuses on women, BIPOC and other marginalised groups, co-creating solutions with the communities it serves. Its programmes include mentorship, entrepreneurship and employment support for immigrants and women in Norway, the Rize competition in Nigeria, health promotion and peer circles, and research such as the Nordic Inclusion Report. It also runs the Diversify Summit, a DEIB conference in the Nordics, and publishes the DNS Best Practice Manuals. The organisation was founded by and for women with immigrant backgrounds and is based in Oslo, Norway.

Location

Oslo, Norway

Organisation type

NGO

Registration

921 310 161

Focus areas

health equityeconomic justicemigrationintegrationDEIBmentorshipentrepreneurshipwomen's empowermentinclusion

Languages

EN

Causes & programmes

Causes

HealthMental healthEmployment & SkillsRefugees & MigrationGender equalityCommunity development

Works for

Women & GirlsRefugees & MigrantsUnemployed peopleLGBTQ+ peoplePeople with disabilities

How they work

Direct servicesAwareness & educationAdvocacy & campaigningCommunity programmesVolunteer programmes

Programmes

Zenith Mentorship Program

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Employment & Skills · Norway

One-on-one mentorship, peer learning and career workshops helping highly skilled immigrants and minority-background professionals secure employment in Norway.

KRAFT Entrepreneurship and Employment Programme

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Employment & Skills · Norway

Annual programme supporting immigrants and people from underrepresented backgrounds to start businesses or enter the Norwegian labour market, including workshops and a six-month mentorship.

Ascent

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Employment & Skills · Norway

Structured peer co-working and group mentoring programme in Oslo for women from immigrant and marginalised backgrounds working toward employment, education or career transitions.

Rize Entrepreneurial Competition

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Gender equality · Nigeria

Pilot entrepreneurial competition, run with B Lab Africa, supporting women-led businesses and start-ups with funding and mentorship.

Sister and Women's Circles

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Mental health · Norway

Supportive peer circles where women share experiences and support emotional well-being, with sessions centring Black, Brown and women of colour.

Countries of operation

AustriaAustraliaBelgiumCanadaCroatiaDenmarkFinlandFranceGermanyGreeceIcelandIndiaItalyJapanJordanKenyaLatviaMexicoNetherlandsNigeriaNorwayRwandaSlovakiaSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandUnited KingdomUnited States

Funding & support

Ways to support

VolunteerCorporate partnership

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

B Lab Africa, Business Lillestrøm, Kunnskapsbyen Lillestrøm

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