Right now, young people are really struggling: the challenges that we face when it comes to sexual health, mental health and relationships are massive – especially in the digital world. Things like sexting, porn, ‘revenge porn’, online bullying and grooming, self-harm and suicide ideation, and more.
This is as well as old-school, offline issues we still face, like…
🩸 too afraid to ask what’s happening when our periods start
😕 unable to identify basic parts of human anatomy, understand what they do, and know when something’s wrong
🏳️🌈 young LGBTQ+ needing support as they work out how they fit into the world
💚 young people struggling with mental health and wellbeing (especially in the digital age)
We turn to the internet, but the content we find is currently uninspiring, unhealthy, and even unsafe.
This is where Fumble comes in. We’re the free digital sex ed resource for the 21st century.
We are an award-winning youth charity in the UK, leading the way in supporting young people with their mental health, sexual health and relationships in the digital age.
We create engaging, reliable digital content on intimacy, relationships, health and wellbeing. A happy, healthy digital world of free sex ed: created with young people, for young people.
Are you a parent, funder or other supporter of what we do? Download our free, printable Fumble poster here, and head here to discover our Masterclasses!
We make sure that young people have the skills and knowledge to successfully manage their sexual health, mental health and relationships today. We do this through our trusted, quality digital content and our programme of Relationships & Sex Education (RSE) workshops, training and consultancy. Read our two pager overview here.
Are you a teacher looking for Relationships & Sex Education support? Download our FREE guide here, created in partnership with the University of Surrey.
We’re a UK registered charity. We launched Fumble in March 2017, and gained charity status in February 2020. Registered charity number: 1188089.
The people we support
Young people up to the age of 25 in the UK, of all genders, sexualities and backgrounds. Within this, we especially focus on those aged 13-21. Discover our safeguarding policy here.
Our vision
We want to be the go-to online resource on sexual health, mental health and relationships: by young people, for young people. Explore our latest charity annual report and accounts.
Our values
Collaborative 🫱🏾🫲🏻
Inclusive 🏳️🌈 ♿
Safe 😌
Fun 🎉🍆🍑
Quality control: Our top quality digital resources meet our rigorous internal review process, including oversight from our Expert Advisory Panel, as well as the statutory Department of Education guidance for relationships and sex education (RSE) and health education.
We are inclusive and diverse, centering the needs and experiences of marginalised young people who have traditionally been left out of mainstream sex education in schools, especially LGBTQ+ young people, those living with disability, and those from minority ethnic backgrounds.
Why do we Fumble?
- The NSPCC has found that 40% of teen girls say they feel pressured to have sex.
- Primary school-age children are regularly sharing sexual content in the classroom, teachers warn.
- Period education campaign Betty for Schools say nearly half of girls don’t know what’s happening when they first start their period.
- Sex crimes in schools up by 255% in four years, says TES.
- Vagina surgery for appearance reasons is now ‘sought by girls as young as nine’, says BBC.
- Recent research by the NSPCC & Middlesex University confirms that over half of 11- to 16-year-olds have seen explicit material online. Online pornography can be very graphic, and can feature racist and misogynistic content.
- Our Youth Manifesto has been co-created with 200+ young people in the UK, and articulates why we need Fumble. Explore it here.
We could go on. Fumble answers questions on sex and relationships that young people are simply not getting elsewhere. You can find out ways to get involved here.
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