Frauenzentrum Schokofabrik

What Frauenzentrum Schokofabrik does

Frauenzentrum Schokofabrik (legal entity Frauenzentrum Schokoladenfabrik e.V.) is a Berlin-based non-profit women's community center founded in May 1981 through the occupation of a vacant former chocolate factory at Mariannenstraße 6 in Kreuzberg. The organization operates across approximately 1,200 square meters and six floors, delivering free social, psychological, systemic, and legal counseling; German language and integration courses; tutoring for grades 7-13; sports programs (SchokoSport); the HAMAM (a fee-based Turkish bath, the first in Germany, opened 1988); a self-organized furniture workshop (Schokowerkstatt); a repair café; cargo bike lending; and community event programming. Its primary target population is FLINTA* individuals — women, lesbians, inter*, non-binary, trans*, and agender persons — with specialized programming for refugee, migrantized, and Black women, girls, and youth through the Treffpunkt Bildung und Beratung program.

The center functions as an ecosystem host, housing several legally independent sub-organizations under its roof: Genossinnenschaft Schokofabrik eG (a cooperative founded in December 2003 that owns the real estate at Mariannenstraße 6 and Naunystraße 72), EKT Schokokids e.V. (a kindergarten for 23 children aged 1-6), Frauenkrisentelefon e.V. (crisis hotline), Casa Kuà (a trans*/inter*/queer BIPoC health center), OYA (a queer-feminist bar collective), and the Schokowerkstatt. The cooperative ownership model insulates the association from rental market exposure and secures long-term occupancy at favorable rates.

Revenue is not publicly disclosed. Funding sources include public grants from the Berlin Senate (Senatsverwaltung für Gesundheit, Pflege und Gleichstellung; Senatsverwaltung für Arbeit, Soziales, Gleichstellung, Integration, Vielfalt und Antidiskriminierung), the European Social Fund, private foundations (Stiftung Berliner Sparkasse, Stiftung Pfefferwerk, Hannchen Mehrzweck Stiftung), individual donations, association membership (minimum €5/month for FLINTA* persons), and patronage (Schokotante, minimum €3/month). Fee-based revenue is generated primarily by the HAMAM. The organization is governed by a three-person board (Vorstand) — Maike Gebhard, Corina Höhne, and Lea Sahli — and is operationally constrained to a 1-10 employee range supplemented by volunteers and partner-organization staff.

Name

Frauenzentrum Schokofabrik

Legal name

Frauenzentrum Schokoladenfabrik e.V.

Website

https://schokofabrik.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Frauenzentrum Schokofabrik is a Berlin-based non-profit women's center founded in 1981 that delivers free counseling, education, sports, and community programs to FLINTA* individuals, particularly refugees and migrants, across a 1,200 sqm co-located ecosystem.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Social Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Social Assistance (624), Child and Youth Services (624110)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Human Rights & Anti-Discrimination Organizations (BPAGAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Gender Equality & Women’s Rights (BPADAGAF), Integration & Inclusion Services (Housing, Education, Employment) (BPADAHAI), Refugee & Humanitarian Newcomer Orientation (Resettlement Support) (EDAAADAI)

Keywords

• Feminist community center
• Women's counseling services
• Community education programs
• Social support services
• Cultural wellness programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Funding / Government Grants: Partial financing through public funds from Berlin Senate (Senatsverwaltung) including grants from Senatsverwaltung für Gesundheit, Pflege und Gleichstellung, Senatsverwaltung für Arbeit, Soziales, Gleichstellung, Integration, Vielfalt und Antidiskriminierung, and European Social Fund (ESF).
2. Donations and Membership: Individual donations (one-time and recurring monthly), membership fees starting at €5/month for the association, and 'Schokotante/Schokounterstützer*in' patronage starting at €3/month. Donations are tax-deductible.
3. Service Fees: Hamam (Turkish bath) services generate revenue. Some programs and workshops accept optional donations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Frauenzentrum Schokofabrik is a Berlin-based non-profit women's center that provides free social, psychological, and legal counseling; German language courses and tutoring; sports and fitness programs; a traditional Turkish bath (Hamam); a carpentry workshop; a repair café; and community event space for women, lesbians, inter*, non-binary, trans*, and agender (FLINTA*) persons, particularly those who are refugees, migrants, or Black.

Product overview

Frauenzentrum Schokofabrik is Berlin's largest women's center, operating as a multi-service community hub across 1,200 sqm and six floors in a former chocolate factory. The organization offers a portfolio of integrated services organized as: (1) Core counseling services including social counseling, legal advice, systemic/psychological counseling, and pension counseling; (2) Educational programs including German language courses and tutoring for grades 7-13; (3) Sports and wellness offerings including SchokoSport and HAMAM (traditional Turkish bath); (4) Skill-building programs including the furniture workshop (Schokowerkstatt) and FLINTA* Repair Café; (5) Community facilities including room rental and cargo bike lending. Under its roof, the center hosts several sub-organizations: Genossinnenschaft Schokofabrik eG (the cooperative that owns the property), EKT Schokokids e.V. (kindergarten), Frauenkrisentelefon e.V. (women's crisis hotline), Casa Kuà (queer health center), and OYA (queer feminist café/bar). The center's services are predominantly free and target FLINTA* (women, lesbians, inter*, non-binary, trans*, and agender persons), with special focus on refugee, migrant, and Black women and girls.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SchokoSport: Sports offerings for FLINTA* including dance, fitness, self-defense, and movement classes
• HAMAM - Bad für FLINTA*
• Treffpunkt Bildung und Beratung
• Beratungen
• Schokowerkstatt
• Veranstaltungen
• Selbsthilfe/Selbstorganisation
• FLINTA* Repair Café
• Lastenfahrrad
• Raumnutzung
• Führungen

Products and services

• Beratungen (Counseling Services) Free counseling for FLINTA* individuals, including social counseling, psychological/systemic counseling, legal advice, and pension counseling.
• Deutschkurs für Frauen (German Course for Women) Free German and integration courses (A2/B1 level) for women with migration backgrounds and refugee women.
• Treffpunkt Bildung und Beratung (Education and Counseling Meeting Point) Free tutoring for grades 7-13, educational support, career orientation, social counseling, and leisure activities for refugee, migrant, and Black women, girls, and youth.
• SchokoSport Sports programs for FLINTA* individuals including dance, fitness, movement, and self-defense courses across two sports floors.
• HAMAM - Das türkische Bad für Frauen

Quantifiable outcome

• 23 children cared for in the on-site Kita
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Genossinnenschaft Schokofabrik eGcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1981Founded in December 2003 by 14 active women from the Schokofabrik to secure long-term preservation. The cooperative owns the real estate at Mariannenstr. 6 and Naunynstr. 72 and rents to the association at favorable rates, ensuring financial stability. The Genossinnenschaft is the owner-operator of the building complex and is integral to the center's sustainability.
• fLotte Berlin (ADFC Berlin)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Schokofabrik serves as a lending station for 'Lotte,' a cargo bike from the fLotte Berlin network, an initiative of the Allgemeiner Deutscher Fahrrad-Club (ADFC) Berlin. This partnership supports sustainable urban mobility and community access.
• Berliner Frauen Netzwerk (bfn)coreStrategic or Co-development Partnerbfn is a political alliance of Berlin women's projects for advocacy, cooperation, and coordination of feminist initiatives. The Schokofabrik participates in joint political campaigns, including advocacy against proposed 2026 budget cuts to Berlin women's projects (2.574 million euros planned).
• Verein Frauen in AktionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSince March 2022, a cooperation with the association Frauen in Aktion has facilitated access to sports courses for refugee women, improving integration and physical activity opportunities for this underserved group.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Interkulturelles Frauenzentrum Berlin gGmbH (S.U.S.I.): Berlin women's center focused on migrant and refugee women, providing counseling, German courses, and psychosocial support. Closest functional mirror to Schokofabrik's Treffpunkt program in terms of integration-oriented service mix and target population.
• Wildwasser Berlin e.V. Berlin-based nonprofit offering counseling and psychosocial support for women and girls affected by sexualized violence. Operates the same community-based, free-counseling model for FLINTA* clients in Berlin, funded by Berlin Senate grants and donations.
• BIG e.V. - Berliner Initiative gegen Gewalt an Frauen: Berlin coordinating body against violence against women that operates the central women's shelter (Frauenhaus) hotline and advocacy programs. Comparable as a Berlin FLINTA-serving nonprofit with Senate funding and bfn network membership, though more focused on violence-specialist services.
• LARA - Beratungsstelle für Frauen gegen sexuellen Missbrauch e.V. Berlin-based counseling center offering free, trauma-informed support to FLINTA* survivors of sexual violence. Highly comparable as a Berlin nonprofit providing specialist free counseling services to the same overlapping FLINTA* population under public funding.
• Türkisch-Deutsche Fraueninitiative e.V. Berlin-based Turkish-German women's association offering counseling, education, and community programming for migrant women. Comparable intersectional, FLINTA-targeted service model with similar reliance on bilingual staff, partnerships with Senate departments, and community-led outreach.
• Papatya - Anonyme Mädchen- und Frauenzuflucht Berlin e.V. Berlin shelter and counseling service for girls and women from migrant backgrounds, including Turkish/Kurdish-language support. Directly comparable intersectional, FLINTA-serving model with similar reliance on Senate and ESF-style public funding.

Broad incumbents

• pro familia Landesverband Berlin & Brandenburg e.V. National nonprofit federation with a Berlin-Brandenburg chapter providing sexual and reproductive health counseling, education, and psychosocial support. Comparable as a regional FLINTA-serving nonprofit in Berlin with broader scope, larger infrastructure, and established public funding.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/frauenzentrum.schokofabrik
• Instagraminstagram.com/fz_schokoladenfabrik
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/frauenzentrum

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Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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