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About Us
Red Umbrella Fund is the first and only global fund dedicated to supporting the rights of sex workers.
It was established in 2012 to respond to the lack of funding available for sex workers’ rights organising. In line with its core values of autonomy and ownership, Red Umbrella Fund is a sex worker-led, participatory fund.
2024 Call for Grant Applications is Now OPEN!
Our 2024 Call for Grant Applications is Now OPEN! Sex worker-led organisations and networks from anywhere in the world are eligible….
Read MoreApplication Q & A – 2023
Red Umbrella Fund Secretariat will be available to answer questions about the application process: ☂️ English & Russian/РУССКИЙ (live translation…
Read More2023 Call for Grant Applications is Now OPEN!
Our 2023 Call for Grant Applications is Now OPEN! Sex worker-led organisations and networks from anywhere in the world are…
Read MoreOur 2023 Call for Applications will be open 16 June to 28 July!
Our 2023 Call for Applications will be open 16 June through 28 July 2023! In the coming weeks we will…
Read MoreCall for Feedback from Sex Workers, Funders & Allies
Survey: Red Umbrella Fund eligibility criteria and grantmaking priorities Every year, Red Umbrella Fund publishes a call for applications. Consequently,…
Read More2022 Call for Grant Applications is Now OPEN!
Our 2022 Call for Grant Applications is Now OPEN! Sex worker-led organisations and networks from anywhere in the world are…
Read MoreApplication Q & A – 2022
Red Umbrella Fund Secretariat will be available to answer questions about the application process: Français (avec Paul-Gilbert) : 20 Juin…
Read MoreOur 2022 Call for Applications will be open 17 June to 24 July!
Our 2022 Call for Applications will be open 17 June through 24 July 2022! In the coming weeks we will…
Read MoreReminder of our 2021 call for applications!
Dear sex worker led organizations, herewith a reminder that our 2021 call for applications is still open until the 1st…
Read MoreCall for Grant Applications is Now OPEN!
Our 2021 Call for Grant Applications is Now OPEN! Sex worker-led organisations and networks from anywhere in the world are…
Read MoreInterview: 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…
Read MoreMaster 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…
Read MoreOur 2020 Call for Grant Applications is Now OPEN!
Our 2020 Call for Grant Applications is Now OPEN! Sex worker-led organisations and networks from anywhere in the world are…
Read MoreCOVID-19:Resources for Sex Workers
This page intends to provide a guide to the potential resources accessible for sex-workers during the crisis of the COVID-19….
Read MoreSolidarity Message from Red Umbrella Fund Secretariat
Solidarity is not an act of charity, but mutual aid between forces fighting for the same objective. – Samora Machel…
Read MoreNew Grantees
The Red Umbrella Fund made 30 new grants in 2019! This is more grants than we ever made before in…
Read MoreAn 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…
Read MoreArtivism: 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…
Read MoreRed Umbrella Fund 2019 call for applications is open!
** The 2019 Call for Applications has now closed. A new Call is expected in June/July 2020. If you applied…
Read MoreRed Umbrella Fund is looking for new PAC members to join us in Amsterdam!
** This process is closed for 2018 – new opportunities are expected in 2020 ** We are looking for dedicated…
Read More“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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