Tjejjouren Öst
Norrköping, Sweden
About
Founded in 2006, Tjejjouren Öst is a non-profit association based in Norrköping, Sweden working on gender equality, health, children & youth +1 more.
Tjejjouren Öst is a non-profit association in Östergötland, Sweden, that supports girls and young women aged roughly 12 to 25 through anonymous phone, chat and email support, girls' groups, school visits and prevention work against violence and sexual abuse. Founded in Norrköping in 2006 as Tjejjouren, it renamed itself Tjejjouren Öst in 2024 and extended its work to Finspång, Söderköping and Valdemarsvik. The association is religiously and politically independent and is run largely by volunteers, with a feminist and sisterhood-based approach.
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Tjejgrupper
Gender equality · Sweden
Girls' groups and girls' evenings in Norrköping and surrounding municipalities that build knowledge of rights, self-esteem and peer support, run in partnership with local youth centres.
TjejAkademin Systrar i Ledarskap
Capacity building · Sweden
Leadership training that gives young women, mothers and older women knowledge and tools to gain influence.
Girls Talk
Gender equality · Sweden
Feminist podcast made by the organisation, rooted in its girls' group work, that raises public debate on issues affecting girls.
Jourverksamhet
Gender equality · Sweden
Anonymous support for girls and young women via chat, telephone and email, staffed by trained volunteers.
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Fem i tolv-priset
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Norrköpings kommun, Söderköpings kommun, ABF Östergötland, Kunskapens hus
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