Sex work is work

Learn more about how sex worker-led organisations funded by Red Umbrella Fund work to end stigma and discrimination, change laws and policy, and strengthen their communities.

Red Umbrella Fund is the first & only global fund dedicated to supporting the rights of sex workers.

Red Umbrella Fund is a sex worker-led, participatory fund.

Our Strategy

Red Umbrella Fund pursues three mutually-reinforcing strategies:

In addition to these three key strategies, Red Umbrella Fund is committed to participatory governance where a majority of the people involved in our governance and grantmaking structures will always be sex workers.

Resources for Sex Workers

Our Resources include Publications & Tools as well as Funders, Networks, and Allied Organisations. Sex worker-led organisations that want to learn more about Red Umbrella Fund, sex workers’ rights, and participatory grant making begin here.

Resources for Funders

Our Resources include Publications & Tools as well as Funders, Networks, and Allied Organisation. Funders that want to learn more about funders supporting sex workers’ rights, participatory grant making, and sex worker-led organisations begin here.

Apply for a Grant

Red Umbrella Fund accepts Applications once a year between June and August. Follow the link to learn more about how to apply.

Donate

Your support makes it possible for Red Umbrella Fund to provide flexible core funding to sex worker-led organisations and networks worldwide.