Frauenzentrum Schokofabrik
Frauenzentrum Schokoladenfabrik e.V.
Berlin, Germany
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.
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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.
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Hannchen Mehrzweck Stiftung, Stiftung Pfefferwerk, fLotte Berlin
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