The Prevention Programme

One of Sweden’s major societal challenges is that children and youths are being drawn into serious violence at increasingly early ages.

The children themselves express a need for safe spaces, meaningful activities, and accessible adults who understand them. We are therefore focusing on identifying and supporting locally rooted community leaders who provide exactly this. The aim is to prevent children and youths from being drawn into criminal environments. The goal is to build structured and long-term programs together with the community leaders, and to secure the funding needed to ensure strong, consistent, and continuous adult presence. The work is supported by, among others, the Swedish Inheritance Fund (Allmänna Arvsfonden) and Erling-Persson Foundation

Swedish Inheritance Fund (Allmänna arvsfonden)

Securing impact

Allocate the funding

Managing risk

Prevents the transition from childhood to crime through strong local trust

Since 2025

Vision Generation Boll

Vision Generation Boll (VGB) is a basketball and multi-sport association based in Tensta, Järva. VGB combines sports with social support, such as escorting children from school to practice, homework help, parent forums, and access to counseling. What began in 2017 with a single youth team has now grown into an organization reaching over 1,000 members across 40 training groups (20 league teams). The goal is to create a safer local community and to foster engaged, integrated, and healthy young citizens.

Since 2024

Området

Området is a non-profit martial arts club in Flemingsberg, just south of Stockholm. At Området, children meet local adultswho understand them, believe in them, and help them build confidence, discipline, and a sense of future possibility. Most children first come to Området to train martial arts — boxing, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Muay Thai, or MMA — but over time, many also take part in activities such as homework support, CV writing, financial literacy workshops, and driver’s licensepreparation programs.