The Umbrella Organization for Multicultural Women’s Associations

Monika – Multicultural Women’s Association in Finland operates as the umbrella organization for several associations for women of ethnic minorities. We support efforts to enhance cultural tolerance and promote a safe everyday life for everyone.

We support the well being of migrant women in different forms. We encourage migrant women to participate actively in social issues and we provide services and guidance to victims of domestic violence. Further, we actively lobby decision makers and provide training to social and health professionals.

The Association has an expert role in addressing issues around multiculturalism, ethnic relations, empowerment, social integration as well as violence towards migrant women.

Monika - Multicultural Women’s Association in Finland was established in 1998. The headquarters are located in Sörnäinen, Helsinki. Two other units of the Association, the Multicultural Women’s House (MoniNaisten Talo) and the Resource Center (Voimavarakeskus) for victims of violence, are both located at the same address.

The Association has local Resource Centers (Voimavarakeskus) in the cities of Espoo, Kemi-Tornio and Vantaa. Our services reaches about 5000 women and children every year.

The Association has approximately 40 staff. Most of them are immigrants or have multicultural backgrounds. Moreover, there are about 200 trained volunteers in the organization.

The Association provides services in 20-25 languages. These include Arabic, Dari, English, Spanish, Farsi, Hindi, Italian, Kurdish, Persian, Portuguese, French, Romanian, Swedish, German, Somali, Tagalog, Thai, Turkish, Russian, Vietnamese and Estonian.

The Association has 18 member associations. Approximately 20 000 individuals were reached through these member associations.

The main supporters of Monika - Multicultural Women's Association are The Slot Machine Association, City of Helsinki, European Union, different ministries and foundations and the municipalities that buy our services.


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