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Egita Matulēna alumni
Glūdas mājskola
Providing educational solutions to promote understanding of the emotional, mental and physical development of children as they grow and progress through education
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Anna Balode alumni
ĒT Resursu Center
Supporting people suffering from eating disorders and depression, educating the public and reducing stigma about eating disorders, as well as promoting the competence of professionals in this field.
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Jānis Broks alumni
Center "Dzīves oāze"
Providing social care and employment services to vulnerable groups - a day center for children from social risk families, day care center for adults with dementia, group homes for persons with mental disorders.
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Anna Lindh alumni
Right By Me
Right By Me works to get newly arrived young people into jobs by contributing to better conditions for them to become active participants in society and counteracting discrimination.
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Mikaela Illanes alumni
Inicio
Inicio's aim is to improve digital knowledge and offer all young people the same opportunities to participate and contribute to the sustainable and smart societies of the future. Inicio offers practical and technology-focused workshops that are designed to equip participants with 21st century skills and include: critical thinking, information and media literacy, technology literacy and social skills.
Jenny Lindström Beijar alumni
Our Normal
Our Normal offers a digital platform to break exclusion for children with functional variations through contact mediation between families and advocacy to create more inclusive destinations and activities.
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Mårten Granlund alumni
Under Kevlaret
Under Kevlaret is a support activity for and by guys to counteract mental illness. The activity inspires guys to talk about feelings, dare to ask for help and support each other through opinion-forming work, lectures and a support chat.
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Rebecca Madhani alumni
Mitt Livs Val
Mitt Livs Val offers a study-motivating program where students from universities and colleges become mentors and role models for newly arrived and unaccompanied youth.
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Imad Elabdala alumni
Kidnovation
Kidnovation works with practical tools to provide treatment for trauma through storytelling.
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Natassia Fry & Pegah Afsharian alumni
Kompis Ungdom
Kompis Sverige runs a buddy agency that connects young unaccompanied minors and new arrivals with established Swedish youth.
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Amir Sajadi & Milad Mohammadi alumni
Järvaskolan
Järvaskolan works to create an equal school where every student is inspired to have limitless dreams and is motivated to pursue higher studies.
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Sandra Kinnaman Nordström alumni
The Good Talents
The Good Talents is a leadership and social entrepreneurship program for young people, with since 2017 a particular focus on unaccompanied and newly arrived young people. The program aims to give young people the knowledge, tools and networks needed to participate in the local community and enter the labor market.
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