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Georgios Karpathakis alumni
Underbara ADHD
Georgios is driven by a strong entrepreneurial spirit and desire to improve society's view of children with ADHD.
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Gita Rajan & Hermine Holm alumni
WONSA
WONSA, works to create a world free from sexual abuse. This through a specialized clinic for the vulnerable, research and education.
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Rosie Linder & Jesper Engström alumni
Peppy Pals
Peppy Pals is a mobile EQ game that teaches children about friendship, feelings and empathy to prevent them from bullying others or being bullied themselves.
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Anton Håkanson alumni
DayCape
DayCape is a digital calendar app for children with autism, which supports them throughout their day so they can plan at their own pace.
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Madeleine Opira alumni
A Million Minds
A Million Minds is a think tank that works to change the conditions and improve faith in the future for young people who live in the million programs.
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Elin Lutke & Jailton Carneiro alumni
Cirkus Unik
Cirkus Unik combines social entrepreneurship and new circus to create social inclusion, security and opportunities for children and young people to grow in Sweden.
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Lina Lagerbäck alumni
We Unite Design
We United Design, founded by Lina Lagerbäck, is an organization where young people design and create study spaces that are engaging, creative and where their voices are represented. We United Design empowers young people to take ownership of their physical surroundings, in an environmentally friendly way
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Gunilla Lundberg alumni
IT Guide
IT-guide recruits and hires newly arrived and unaccompanied youth to become IT guides who train seniors in IT, internet and mobile services. At the same time, the young people learn Swedish, gain work experience and develop their strengths.
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Elin Wernquist alumni
Barnrättsbyrån
Barnrättsbyrån works with human rights of children and young people. It is Sweden's first open organization devoted to children's rights and which offers individual children and young people practical help, support and advice.
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Anne-Sofie Blixt alumni
Tilia
Tilia works for and with young people aged 12-30 with mental illness. Through preventive, supportive and opinion-forming work, they create security and hope.
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Julia Östfeldt alumni
Föreningen Tillsammans
The association works actively to spread knowledge about sexual violence and its consequences through lectures and to share their own stories, the aim is to be able to participate and work to reduce sexual violence by spreading knowledge. The association also has active support work which consists of several different parts. Both support emails with individuals who have been subjected to sexual violence, but the association also has support groups and mentoring programs.
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Sissa Pagels & Louise Lindén alumni
Young Innovation Hub
Young Innovation Hub identifies and trains young leaders and role models to build hubs for young entrepreneurship and change work - locally and globally. Through social innovation and start-up methods, young role models and agents of change emerge through the Young Innovation Hub's meeting places and network.
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