Posts By: Realstars

An insight into Realstars’ intern Angela’s projects

My name is Angela, and I’m studying at the Travel Education Center to become a project leader focusing on meetings and events. I’ll be doing my eleven-week internship at Realstars, and I’d like to tell you a little bit about it and what you can do as an intern here. It all started when my… Read more »

Young Entrepreneurs with a sustainability focus

Realstars was contacted by five students from the Marina School in Danderyd who have created a Young Achievement Corporation with a sustainability focus through Young Entrepreneurs. We welcome the student’s creative method to draw attention to how the global human trafficking industry reduces people to goods through a commodity and a logo with a signal… Read more »

Pleasure – New Swedish feature film about the porn industry

A new Swedish feature film about the porn industry has received massive international attention and was shown at Gothenburg Film Festival last week. The director, Ninja Thyberg, has studied the porn industry closely in California for six years, and the result is a very realistic and detailed depiction. Realstars hope that the film can contribute… Read more »

New report on the human trafficking industries giant costs and suffering within the EU

New report on the human trafficking industries giant costs and suffering within the EU  All of those working against prostitution and trafficking are faced with a reality that is difficult to comprehend. Due to trauma and injuries, the process back to a normal life without exploitation is often long. A question asked by many is… Read more »

Växtkraft Thai is set to strenghten the Thai massage industry and prevent sex purchases

Realstars has launched a project funded by the Swedish Inheritance Fund to improve the possibilities of a better work environment together with the massage industry, public authorities and other organisations.  The massage industry and in particular Thai massage salons are one of the most insecure environments that present a risk for sexual exploitation in Sweden… Read more »

Thank you all! Hyrflickvän has successfully reached out – an injection to stop sexual exploitation in Sweden

It has probably not escaped anyone that Realstars and Child10 foundation during October and November have driven a campaign against sex purchases under the name Hyrflickvän (Rent a girlfirend). It was launched on the 13th of October and was set up as a fake sugar dating website which we spread through sponsored ads and flyers… Read more »

Israel got a new sex-purchase act in July, and introduced the “Nordic Model”

In July, after eighteen months of preparations, a sex purchase act has now been introduced in Israel. The legislation is described as a landmark with the hope of changing the lives of thousands of women and vulnerable groups in the country. Knesset accepted the proposal for a law that penalized purchases of sexual acts in… Read more »

RealStars’ first decade

Ten years, time flies. A glance back in time shows a large spectrum of efforts for Fair Sex and against trafficking. Thousands of people have gotten involved despite being a small organisation that is mainly project funded, which works as a catalyst through others and within networks for a more powerful impact. In the beginning… Read more »