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"A lot of guys call themselves sadists. They like to hurt the girl and say they want to strangle her. If I were to get together with someone, my fear is that I wouldn't dare say no to that kind of sex. A guy at school said to me: "You have such a big ass. I would like to whip you". Then he sent a link to my mobile phone with a clip where three guys were beating a girl, like abusing and raping her."
- Vera 13 years old tells SVT Nyheter
MEDICAL REPORT
There are millions of free porn videos on the internet that anyone can watch regardless of age. Online porn is as accessible as the Children's Channel and often contains acts of violence, including hard choking until the girl faints, family-themed "incest porn" and "Barely Legal" where the girls are made to look like children. Sweden is far behind in terms of porn prevention, we are in the midst of an escalating public health crisis among children.
WHAT WE HAVE ACHIEVED SO FAR
When we started, only 46% of municipalities had child protection in their schools - but thanks to our nationwide advocacy work, we have brought this figure up to over 85% of municipalities now having child protection in their schools.
We have contributed to a government decision to introduce porn criticism and consent in teacher training.
We have also contributed to a government decision to introduce pornography criticism and consent in sex education.
We educate politicians and authorities and provide them with concrete proposals for action. In 2024, we met with the Minister for Education Lotta Edholm, the Minister for Gender Equality Paulina Brandberg, the Minister for Social Affairs Jakob Forssmed's staff, as well as the Ombudsman for Children, the Public Health Agency of Sweden, the National Post and Telecom Agency and the Swedish Schools Inspectorate.
We have been educating people intensively and sustainably for 7 years through traditional media, social media, podcasts and lectures - with a combined reach of over 52.9 million.
In it to win it.
OUR OBJECTIVES
Digital child protection to be standard in all preschools, schools, after-school and other environments where children are present
All telecom and internet operators to take responsibility and make their customers aware of the problem and introduce pre-set child protection
All tech companies, in particular search engines, to introduce pre-set child protections
All children to receive regular age-appropriate education in school on private body parts, consent and pornography criticism
All parents to be informed about the issue, how to activate child protection and how to have age-appropriate porn-critical conversations with their children
In it to win it.
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When you become a monthly donor of at least 200 sek, you will receive our silver bracelet "guardian" in a nice fabric envelope!
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A SMALL ORGANIZATION WITH BIG DREAMS
Porrfri Barndom is a children's rights organization and a non-profit association founded in autumn 2017.
The organization's work is based on research, clinical experience and knowledge from experts and researchers.
Our work is based on the Convention on the Rights of the Child and other Swedish legislation on protecting children and safeguarding children's health.
Porrfri Barndom is a small organization with only 2.5 employees but with big dreams & goals for Sweden's children! Read more about us here!
THE ONLY WAY TO PROTECT YOUR CHILD - IS TO PROTECT ALL CHILDREN AROUND YOUR CHILD!
Send our link porrfribarndom.se/aktivera-barnskydd to parents in your child's school class, basketball team & friends!
It takes a village to raise a child.
DOCUMENTARY BY FELIX & DANI 21 YEARS OLD
Watch the full documentary here "High Speed Internet Porn and the Experiment Generation" by Dani Lind & Felix Thurfjell. And tell your teenager! Recommended from 13 years old.
Daniel Israeli, who speaks in the clip, worked in a porn movie store in the 90s and had a personal experience of how porn movies can affect children.
SEND OUR UPDATED CITIZENS' PROPOSAL (AGAIN) TO YOUR MUNICIPALITY
We have produced a citizens' proposal for porn-free schools that you can send to your municipality.
Several municipalities have misunderstood a report from the Ombudsman for Children, BO, and therefore refrained from protecting their children. However, BO clarifies on October 5, 2023 in SvD: "We have never advised against porn filters".
If your municipality has decided not to sew children - resubmit our citizen proposal that clears up the misunderstanding !
A HANDBOOK FOR ALL PARENTS
Download the book with children and young people's own stories abouthow porn affects them and their generation. You'll also find knowledge from child health professionals, research and information on porn, and simple expert tips on how to make porn talk age-appropriate.
BOOK A LECTURE
Porn has become the primary sex education for many children. As a counterbalance, we must take the porn talk - in time. We lecture for school staff & parents from preschool class and up and students from grade 7 and up.
"In pornography, guys are supposed to help themselves to the girl's body without asking, thus becoming a perpetrator, often with violence and humiliation."
MIKIS KANAKARIS - BUSINESS DEVELOPER & FACILITATOR, 1000 OPPORTUNITIES & YOUNG RELATIONSHIPS
"Almost all of my girlfriends have experienced involuntary strangulation. Rape porn is the sexual knowledge of my generation. It is impossible to establish a culture of consent if children have access to rape porn."
EBBA BJELKE SNAF - THE SEX EDUCATION YOU NEVER GOT
"Porn is currently shaping a new definition of sexuality in many ways and I see a great danger in this. It is a danger to legal and healthy sex, where reciprocity and clear consent from both parties are present throughout the sexual act."
LINN HEED - LICENSED PSYCHOLOGIST, LICENSED PSYCHOTHERAPIST & SEXOLOGIST
NIKITA UGGLA & STEFAN POPOV
Our annual Children's Rights Hero of the Year 2024 award was given to Nikita & Stefan, who have been educating people about the harmful effects of pornography on children in a very valuable way! They told us in a video clip about their first exposure to porn and how it has affected their generation.
The film became a viral success and was shared by major accounts on Instagram with a reach of 2.5 million followers!
Warmest thanks Nikita & Stefan for your great courage, your important testimonies that have made a huge difference to the cohorts of children growing up after you!
SWEDISH LAW TO PROTECT CHILDREN FROM PORNOGRAPHY IS NOT RESPECTED
OUR PRESIDENT HAS THE FLOOR
"We strive to create a safe digital environment for all children through digital child protection in schools, leisure centers and other environments where children are present.
We want to help parents increase child safety on their phones, tablets and computers at home and, not least, provide all children with age-appropriate education on private body parts, consent and pornography criticism.
We are aware of the great challenges and are working hard to achieve our goals."
Follow our work on Instagram @porrfribarndom
THE PORN ISSUE IS A HOT POTATO WITH STRONG INTERESTS
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Porrfri Barndom is a politically and religiously independent non-profit association and children's rights organization. Everyone who works in the association is of course strongly opposed to views such as pro-abortion and homophobia. Our organization is based on an unshakeable foundation that all people should have the right to define their own sexuality and choose how they want to live.
As the Chairman and Executive Director have been incorrectly portrayed as active in various religious contexts, we hereby announce that they are only members of the Church of Sweden. As every person in Sweden has both the right to believe in what they want as well as, for example, to vote for whichever party they want, we will not further comment on individual employees' statutory right to do so. We are working together towards a common goal - that all children have the right to a good education. porrfri barndom
Porrfri Barndom is a non-profit organization. It cannot make a profit. No one gets rich with us. We are here because we are passionate.
The project granted by the General Inheritance Fund is strictly regulated. Every penny is earmarked for different parts of this important educational project and we are grateful for the transparency and continuous reconciliation before, during and after the project. We are proud and happy about their trust.
Regarding membership, which has been commented as difficult, we are a young organization and the membership requirements were written in 2018 with the intention of active membership. Porrfri Barndom has never rejected an application, but the statutes are being reviewed.
Due to the fact that our Instagram account concerns young people and vulnerability, Porrfri Barndom has been keen to maintain a good climate in the comments section. The criteria for removing comments or accounts may have been assessed differently and from case to case. We are working on a clearer approach here.
The drive and spread of false information damages our work for Sweden's children. Therefore, we have hired the law firm Brottsbyrån, which is knowledgeable about, among other things, slander. Brottsbyrån has developed a strategy that we are now following and are very grateful for.
Follow our work on Facebook @porrfribarndom
MANY THANKS TO OUR OFFICE HOTEL HELIO
We are incredibly happy & proud of our fantastic office hotel Helio that supports us with office space pro bono! At Helio, we have a very valuable network and exchange with various companies, other non-profit organizations and entrepreneurs in central Stockholm. We also save precious time with a podcast studio and lecture halls in the same building. In addition, we are close to other important meetings and not least the Riksdag, government, ministries and authorities!
THE NEW NORMAL
From January 2022 to December 2024, Porrfri Barndom ran a three-year educational project with support from the Swedish Inheritance Fund. The project has produced educational material that gives guardians knowledge and tools to be able to strengthen & support children regarding exposure to online pornography and the harmful effects of exposure. The material has been produced in several languages and an easy-to-read version has been produced. Our focus in the project is children, 6-12 years old.
