Funder Advocacy
Red Umbrella Fund Thanks the Estate of Carol Leigh for Generous Donation
Late last year Red Umbrella Fund published a Tribute to Carol Leigh to honour her memory and legacy after her…
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International Sex Workers’ Day 2021 – CEDAW Statement
To the CEDAW Committee: Sex work is work. It is not trafficking. On 02 June, International Sex Workers’ Day, the…
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Diving Deeper: Under the surface of LGBTI Sex Workers funding data – Global Resources Report (GRR) Factsheet
This factsheet aims to summarize and compile information on funding focused on LGBTQI sex workers from the 2017–2018 Global Resources…
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Interview: From ‘social evil’ to policy influencer – building sex worker leadership in Vietnam
Former Red Umbrella Fund volunteer, Nathan Desvignes, backpacked through South-east Asia just before the Covid19 pandemic and interviewed two sex…
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Master Thesis – Roles of Regional Sex Worker Networks
The 6 Roles of Regional Sex Worker Networks By Hester Scholma, Graduating Student, Master Thesis Sociology, Vrije Univeristeit Amsterdam “Network…
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Red Umbrella Fund 2020-2025 Strategic Plan
Today is International Sex Worker Pride Day which began in 2019, and is an opportunity to celebrate and share stories…
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An injury to one is an injury to all
by Nathan Desvignes Sex workers in Europe have been facing grave attacks on their rights in recent years. Although sex…
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Artivism: A guerrilla tool for sex worker movements
By Aline Fantinatti I was 20 when Daspu was created in 2005 by Gabriela Leite, a pioneer of the sex…
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“We are Human Before Anything Else” – Sex Worker Organising in Mauritius
by Claire Gheerbrant Parapli Rouz, meaning ‘red umbrella’ in Mauritian Creole, is the only community-based organization promoting the rights of…
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Time to Turn Up the Volume
by Nadia van der Linde Please cite this article as: N van der Linde, ‘Time to Turn Up the Volume’, Anti-Trafficking Review, Anti-Trafficking…
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Sex Workers are Feminists Too
“Today I want to talk about sex workers.” This was not your regular presentation opening at a meeting with funders….
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Funding a Movement
Introducing the New Grantee Partners of the Red Umbrella Fund The Red Umbrella Fund received 130 eligible applications from sex…
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Breaking Barriers to Participation
Five Years of Participatory Grantmaking at the Red Umbrella Fund By Jurre Anema In the past half year I had…
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No Bad Migrants
The passport you hold determines a lot of your privileges, access and protection. I have always been able to benefit…
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The Creation of the Red Umbrella Fund
Five years after its creation, the Red Umbrella Fund is proud to publish a part of its history. This report…
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Funders Need to Let Go
“During the conference, it occurred to me that we do not need everyone to become a participatory grantmaker. It makes…
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China: A Case Study of Sex Worker Organising
Sex work is illegal in China and it is difficult to effectively organise online due to censorship and repercussions. The…
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APROSMIG: A Case Study
[**Texto abaixo em português] “From community outreach to political action, the group has made great strides in empowering sex workers…
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Sisonke: A Case Study
The Red Umbrella Fund developed three case studies to highlight successful stories of sex workers in their efforts to build…
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Not Victims
I come from quite a conservative religious background. I remember, as a young girl, feeling upset and sad when walking…
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Covering the World with the Red Umbrella – Reflections of a PAC Member
After a few unsuccessful applications by my organization, Bar Hostess Empowerment & Support Programme (BHESP), to the Red Umbrella Fund,…
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