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Counselling. education.
accommodation.
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Confidential. Free of charge. Anonymous
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We offer anonymous, low-threshold and free of charge counselling for Turkish and Arabic speaking women.
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Our basic education courses (German language skills, literacy, numeracy, digital competences) including childcare are open to women of all nationalities and affiliations.
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Orient Express operates two shelters for girls and young women who are affected or threatened by forced and early marriage.
Since 2017 Orient Express has been the national coordination centre against abduction and forced marriage.
Orient Express conducts workshops, campaigns, awareness-raising and educational activities.
Orient Express is active in various national and international networks and projects.
COMPETENT COUNSELLING
Orient Express is a non-profit, politically and denominationally independent association that runs a women's counselling centre, a crisis shelter, transitional housing, and a learning centre.
We offer anonymous, low-threshold and free of charge counselling for Turkish and Arabic speaking women. In the case of forced marriage and abduction we advise all girls and women, regardless of their origin and nationality.
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Furthermore, we provide counselling on residence law, financial, psychosocial, health and in certain cases legal problems and issues arising from the above-mentioned topics.
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Our basic education courses (German language skills, literacy, numeracy, digital competences) including childcare are open to women of all nationalities and affiliations.
WE OFFER COUNSELLING ON THE FOLLOWING TOPICS:
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Family & partnership problems
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Violence & abuse
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Forced marriage
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Female genital mutilation (awareness raising and educational work)
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Generational conflicts
