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Frauenzentrum Schokofabrik

Frauenzentrum Schokoladenfabrik e.V.

Berlin, Germany

Gender equalityJustice & Legal aidMental healthEducation
AssociationLocal reach
Profile last updated: September 22, 2026

About

Frauenzentrum Schokofabrik is a non-profit association based in Berlin, Germany working on gender equality, justice & legal aid, mental health +2 more.

The Frauenzentrum Schokofabrik, known as Schokofabrik or Schoko, is a women's centre in Berlin-Kreuzberg, operated by the association Frauenzentrum Schokoladenfabrik e.V. in a converted former chocolate factory. It describes itself as Berlin's largest women's centre and as an open place for women, girls and FLINTA* people. The centre offers free social and psychosocial counselling, free legal first consultations by volunteer lawyers, systemic counselling and coaching, mediation, tutoring for school students, self-help groups, a women's bathhouse, a repair café and a cargo bike lending station. Its work is partly funded by public money, with the rest coming from donations and foundation grants. Its activities are open to women, lesbians, inter, non-binary, trans and agender people, with a focus on intersectional and anti-racist approaches.

Location

Berlin, Germany

Organisation type

Association

Legal name

Frauenzentrum Schokoladenfabrik e.V.

Registration

VR 6715 B (Amtsgericht Berlin-Charlottenburg)

VAT number

DE703702050

Focus areas

FrauenzentrumKreuzbergBerlinfeminismFLINTA*counsellingself-helplegal advicewomen's centre

Languages

DEENTRKUROFRIT

Causes & programmes

Causes

Gender equalityJustice & Legal aidMental healthEducationCommunity development

Works for

Women & GirlsYouthVictims of violenceRefugees & MigrantsStudents

How they work

Direct servicesCommunity programmesAwareness & educationVolunteer programmes

Programmes

Hamam - Das türkische Bad für Frauen

Community development

Women's bathhouse in the Schokofabrik where women of diverse cultural backgrounds meet.

Treffpunkt

Education

Meeting point for young people offering free one-to-one tutoring in core school subjects for grades 7-13, plus support with applications and presentations.

Rechtsberatung

Justice & Legal aid

Free initial legal consultations by volunteer lawyers across common areas of law for users of the centre.

Sozialberatung und psychosoziale Beratung

Mental health

Free social and psychosocial counselling for women and FLINTA* people.

Systemische Beratung und Coaching

Mental health

Systemic counselling, coaching and mediation offered by individual practitioners at the centre.

Selbsthilfegruppen

Community development

Self-help and self-organised groups, including a group for women affected by violence and an ADHD group, supported by the centre with space and outreach.

Repair Café

Community development

Community repair café focused on textile, electronics and bicycle repair.

Lastenrad-Verleih

Environment & Climate

Free lending of a cargo bike from fLotte Berlin, promoting sustainable mobility.

Funding & support

Funded by

Individual donationsGovernment fundingGrants

Ways to support

DonateMonthly givingVolunteer

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

Hannchen Mehrzweck Stiftung, Stiftung Pfefferwerk, fLotte Berlin

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