Aneta Vlachová
Would it make sense for you to support and help people who are drowning in pornography addiction and wasting their potential, time or talent? If so, read on about the Czech non-profit organization NePornu (NoToPorn) that raises awareness about the issue of pornography, which negatively affects our health, our relationships and our society, and to help people who struggle with addictive behavior associated with watching pornography.
I've always been bothered by loads of taboo subjects, one of them is pornography and its bad impact on society. If we don't shine a light on the issue, it will remain in the dark and everyone will do what they want without considering or knowing the consequences. And that is why I support the NePornu (NoToPorn) project, because it brings light where it is needed and very smartly opens the door to the controversial topic of pornography. It is a bigger problem than it seems, unfortunately.
Pornography has long since permeated our everyday lives, and through the media world we see pornographic material everywhere. What effect does pornography have on children? How does watching too much porn increase arousal levels, thereby decreasing satisfaction in marriage and increasing the likelihood of divorce? How does it affect certain structures of our brain?
Pornography has long since permeated our everyday lives, and through the media world we see pornographic material everywhere. What effect does pornography have on children? How does watching too much porn increase arousal levels, thereby decreasing satisfaction in marriage and increasing the likelihood of divorce? How does it affect certain structures of our brain?
Statistics clearly show that the average age of a child's first exposure to porn is 11 years old. Approximately 79% of men and 76% of women between the ages of 18 and 30 watch porn at least once a month, therefore watching porn is considered "normal". However, a severe habit can develop into an addiction that interferes with a person's self-concept and personal identity.
And that's exactly what the non-profit organization NePornu (NoToPorn) wants to change, by not only educating about the risks associated with porn consumption but by offering practical help to address problematic pornography use, helping people to have a healthy relationship with themselves and those around them.
"According to studies, regular porn consumption greatly affects our sex lives and more. It even affects the size of certain structures in the brain that further influence our behavior and micro-decisions each day. "- J.K. Jarmar, neuroscience researcher
"Recently, a school methodologist contacted us asking for advice that she had to deal with the spread of pornography in the 3rd grade. So, although pornography is becoming a problem mainly in the second grade, we are increasingly encountering this problem in the first grade of primary school. And schools are looking for someone to help them in this area." - Pete Lupton, Director of NePornu
I particularly want to highlight the effective ways in which NePornu (NoToPorn) offers help with addiction:
- free personal e-coaching
- lectures and online courses
- prevention programs for schools
- support groups
If you want to lend a helping hand, either with your time or finances, come on board and together we can change many lives for the better!
For more information (including statistics) you can see:
- https://nepornu.cz/
- Instagram: @info_npcz
- https://nepornu.cz/
- Instagram: @info_npcz
You can contribute here:
IBAN: CZ2720100000002601745437
BIC: FIOBCZPPXXX
BIC: FIOBCZPPXXX
Who does this fundraiser help?
See exactly where your support is going.
Our goal is to raise awareness of the dangers of pornography, which has negative influence on our health, our relationships, and our society, and to help (especially through e-coaching) those who are struggling with addictive behavior connected with watching pornography.
Project NePornu has been helping people addticted to porn and their partners since 2018.
You can check out our work at the website NePornu.cz (in Czech).
You can check out our work at the website NePornu.cz (in Czech).
How do we help?
Every year, we try to improve and expand our services for our clients. At this time, there are these types of help:
- E-coaching, that is helping people through e-mail communication
→ between 2018 and 2023, more than 2500 client contacted us for help
→ at the end of 2023, we have over 40 volunteers - Support groups, local and online
→ at the end of 2023, we have 8 active support groups, from which 3 take place online
→ online groups are for men, women, and partners - Online forum for annonymous diaries
→ at the end of 2023, we have over 250 active users - Discord, where users can support one another
→ at the end of 2023, we have over 200 active users - Online courses
→ between 2018 and 2023, more than 4500 people signed up for our online courses - Prevention programs at schools, from 4th grade till the end of high school
→ we started working on prevention programs during the school year 2022/23, whereas we have received very positive feedback from the pupils, teachers, and prevention experts
→ just during the school year 2022/23, we went to 64 different classes, which is about 1100 pupils - Education seminars for couples, parents, teachers, church leaders, etc.
Plan for 2024
We want to continue in our efforts, and so we have set up these goals for 2024:
- reach at least 800 new people, whom we will be able to help
- have constanyly around 50 active e-coaches
- run about 14 support groups
- create a new online course focused on couples
- create a network of lecturers for our prevention programs at schools, and run about 150-250 prevention programs
- teach around 100 seminars
- expand the team of moderators on online forum and Discord
- once a month a new article on our website
- once a month a new life story on our website
- twice a month a podcast
- hire up to 3 regional workers (one for Slovakia)
Budget for 2024
Total budget for 2024 is about 3,750,000 CZK (160,000 USD).
This covers salaries, education and supervision of our e-coaches, online promotion to raise awareness, and other expenses (e.g. renting the office, accounting, etc.).
Fundraising plan:
This covers salaries, education and supervision of our e-coaches, online promotion to raise awareness, and other expenses (e.g. renting the office, accounting, etc.).
Fundraising plan:
- 1,000,000 CZK from regular donors (at this moment, people commited to donate about 700,000 CZK)
- 1,000,000 CZK on one-time donors
- 1,500,000 CZK from larger donors (please contact us at info@nepornu.cz)
- 100,000 CZK from our budget for 2023
If you want to read our annual report or wish to receive regular quarterly newsletters, please go to our website here (in English).
If you have any question, please feel free to contact us at info(at)nepornu.cz.
If you have any question, please feel free to contact us at info(at)nepornu.cz.