Sanitetskvinnene
Norske Kvinners Sanitetsforening
Oslo, Norway
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Founded in 1896, Sanitetskvinnene is a non-profit association based in Oslo, Norway working on health, gender equality, mental health +5 more.
Norske Kvinners Sanitetsforening, known as Sanitetskvinnene, is Norway's largest women's organisation, with over 45,000 members in around 550 local associations. Founded in 1896, it works to improve women's health and living conditions and to build safe local communities. Its work combines volunteer activities, emergency preparedness, women's health centres, counselling for relatives, funding of research on women's health, and political advocacy, mainly within Norway.
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Kvinnehelsehus
Health · Norway
Free low-threshold women's health centres offering activities, knowledge, support and community, in several Norwegian cities.
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Mental health · Norway
Free, low-threshold counselling for relatives of people with substance use or mental health problems, with a focus on children and young people.
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Community development · Norway
Volunteer programme, organised with crisis centres, providing support to users of crisis centres.
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Norges Livredningsselskap
Education, Children & Youth
Changemaker Norge
International development, Environment & Climate +3 more
JAM Collective
Arts & Culture
Ung Plattform
Children & Youth, Employment & Skills +1 more
Operasjon Dagsverk
Education, Children & Youth +4 more
Oslo og omland sopp- og nyttevekstforening
Nature & Wildlife conservation, Education