About Erikshjälpen
We realize children's rights! Erikshjälpen is a child rights organisation with a non-profit second-hand business. We have been working for children's rights in Sweden and the world since 1946. We are present in 16 countries and we run around 50 Erikshjälpen Second Hand, in Sweden and Norway.
Our organization
The children's rights organization Erikshjälpen is a foundation and Erikshjälpen Second Hand is a non-profit association. In practice, we are two legal entities that work together under the same brand, share the same vision and support each other's goals.
Erikshjälpen's board and management
Erikshjälpens management and board consists of two separate boards and a joint management team. Erikshjälpens Secretary-General is Mattias Ingeson.
Erikshjälpen Second Hand is a non-profit organization with its own board. The executive director is Jerker Sandell.
Read more about Erikshjälpen's boards and management.
Fast facts about Erikshjälpen
- We work holistically to strengthen children's rights and needs. Read more about Rights based approach.
- We work closely with our interventions, both locally in Sweden and on the ground in our international projects.
- We believe in child participation and the ability to change their situation. We are a clear voice for vulnerable children and give them the opportunity to be heard.
- We run Sweden's leading non-profit second-hand business, Erikshjälpen Second Handwhere Surplus from the stores goes to work for children's rights.
- We have Regional offices in four regions; Asia, East Africa, Eastern Europe and West Africa, through which we work on social and humanitarian interventions in 16 countries, in some 100 projects. We do this to promote children's rights to education and leisure, health, safety and protection. Read more about our interventions in the world.
- Our headquarters are in Huskvarna, but we have employees all over the world.
Published: 01 February 2024
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