Welcome to Noomi

Noomi is an organization in Malmö that provides support services for individuals who have been exploited in human trafficking for sexual purposes or prostitution.

Noomi operates a safe house, does outreach and community work, and offers legal counselling for the target group. In addition to this, the organization has a project that focuses on providing support to individuals in Malmö's massage parlors. Noomi also engages in knowledge dissemination and advocacy work. The organization is run by the non-profit association Hela Människan in Malmö.

Safe house

Noomis boende erbjuder en lugn och välkomnande miljö för personer som behöver stöd och skydd från otrygga förhållanden. De boende tilldelas en egen bostad och ges stöd utifrån en individuellt framtagen genomförandeplan. Boendet innehar tillstånd från Inspektionen för vård och omsorg. 

Outreach

Noomi also conducts outreach work online, at massage parlors, and based on the needs in street environments. Through outreach efforts, we contact individuals engaged in prostitution to offer emotional and practical support. Noomi's staff also offers support to individuals who have prior experience in selling sex or have been exploited in human trafficking. For instance, we may accompany people seeking asylum or filing a police report and provide support if someone needs to return to their home country.

Förutom att vi själva jobbar uppsökande kommer vi även i kontakt med personer som hänvisas till oss av myndigheter, organisationer eller privatpersoner.

Utifrån ett EU-projekt jobbar vi särskilt med att ge stöd till offer för människohandel som är tredjelandsmedborgare, dvs. personer som kommer från länder utanför EU. Projektets mål är att stärka asylsystemets förmåga att möta målgruppen och att öka deras kunskap och egenmakt.

Juridisk rådgivning

Vi arbetar för att även de som saknar rätt till ett juridiskt ombud bekostat av samhället, ska kunna få tillgång till juridisk rådgivning och vid behov företrädande. Detta gör vi genom samarbete med advokater som har specialistkompetens gällande prostitution och människohandel. 

Thaiwise

Noomi provides targeted support to individuals in Malmö's massage parlors in collaboration with the City of Malmö through an IOP agreement. The project's name, ThaiWISE, stands for Thai Women in Sweden Empowerment Project, and its purpose is to empower the target group, who themselves constitute a crucial part of the work. The project is led by a Thai project manager.

Knowledge dissemination and advocacy

Noomi also works on spreading awareness and information about human trafficking and prostitution through lectures and participation in various advocacy efforts.

Noomi's goal is to break the cycle of exploitation and vulnerability that individuals find themselves in by instilling a sense of self-worth and providing tools to change their life situations.

About Noomi

Noomi possesses significant knowledge and experience in addressing the complex and multifaceted needs of the target group, both in the acute phase and concerning the rehabilitation or integration of the crime victims. Collaboration has been smooth, flexible, and straightforward. The placing municipality has expressed great satisfaction in feedback to the coordinator.

Eva Norlin, Social Worker, Center Against Violence – Municipality of Umeå, as well as Regional Coordinator against Prostitution and Human Trafficking, Region North

About Noomi

In close collaboration, I have closely followed the inception and development of Noomi's work. Through flexibility, extensive knowledge of the subject, and an extraordinary commitment, they can work wonders for the target group and constitute an immensely important safety net for the most vulnerable.

Lisa Green, Regional Coordinator
against Human Trafficking in the Southern Region, 2012-2020