Grantee-Partners Map
In the 10 years since our launch in 2012, Red Umbrella Fund has given 279 grants to 180 organisations in 68 countries. Every year we share our list of grants including the names of the grantee-partner organisations that request to be published on our website. Organisations that wish to stay anonymous do not have their name or country publicly available. Please contact us if you would like to contact any of our former-grantees or discuss their work.
In 2022 Red Umbrella Fund’s PAC awarded €1,300,000 – our first time giving more than a million in a single year – bringing total grants to €7,886,500!
Organisation Name | Country | Region | Years |
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Indonesian Sex Workers’ Organization / Organisasi Perubahan Sosial Indonesia (OPSI)
Indonesian Sex Workers’ Organization / Organisasi Perubahan Sosial Indonesia (OPSI)Indonesia Local, National English With a presence in 19 provinces in Indonesia, this sex worker-led network provides HIV and other health services to sex workers through drop-in centres, outreach, and referrals. OPSI builds partnerships with government, service providers and HIV organisations to improve sex workers’ access to HIV and STI prevention, treatment and care services. With this grant, OPSI plans to study the impact on sex workers of brothel closures in six major Indonesian cities, and the connection between human rights violations and HIV/STI vulnerability. OPSI will use the results of this research in its advocacy work. Learn more
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Indonesia | Asia/Pacific | 2017 |
Indonesian Sex Workers’ Organization / Organisasi Perubahan Sosial Indonesia (OPSI)
Indonesian Sex Workers’ Organization / Organisasi Perubahan Sosial Indonesia (OPSI)Indonesia Local, National English This national network with members in 20 provinces of Indonesia works to uphold sex workers’ human rights. OPSI increases sex workers’ awareness of their human rights through trainings and advocates for better laws and the meaningful involvement of sex workers in processes and decisions that affect them. Learn more
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Indonesia | Asia/Pacific | 2020 |
Right Side Human Rights Defender NGO
Right Side Human Rights Defender NGOArmenia National English This sex worker-led group founded in 2016 works to ensure the well-being, protection and equality of sex workers and trans people in Armenia. To do so, the group cooperates with national and international actors to work on socio-cultural and legal change. Learn more
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Armenia | Europe | 2020 |
Right Side Human Rights Defender NGO
Right Side Human Rights Defender NGOArmenia national English Right Side is a community based, democratic, human rights defender NGO, founded in January 2016 by transgender sex worker activists in Armenia. It is the first and only NGO run by and for trans people and sex workers in Armenia and in the South Caucasus. The organisation’s members are representatives of the sex worker community, including trans, cis and LGBQI sex workers. With their second grant from Red Umbrella Fund, the organisation aims to organise workshops, roundtables, cover some of their core costs and provide small grants to sex worker groups in the country. Learn more
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Armenia | Europe | 2022 |
Uganda Network of Sex Worker-Led Organisations (UNESO)
Uganda Network of Sex Worker-Led Organisations (UNESO)Uganda National English This network was established in 2015 to develop a common vision and mission among sex worker-led organisations across Uganda. It creates safe spaces where sex workers can convene in a country with high levels of violence against sex workers and LGBTQ people. UNESO maps sex worker organisations in rural areas and provides leadership, fundraising, and financial management training for sex workers. By arranging meetings with government officials, UNESO works to ensure national policies align with the UN campaign to “Leave No One Behind”. Learn more
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Uganda | Africa | 2019 |
Uganda Network of Sex Worker-Led Organisations (UNESO)
Uganda Network of Sex Worker-Led Organisations (UNESO)Uganda National English This network was established in 2015 to develop a common vision and mission among sex worker-led organisations across Uganda. It creates safe spaces where sex workers can convene in a country with high levels of violence against sex workers and LGBTQ people. UNESO maps sex worker organisations in rural areas and provides leadership, fundraising, and financial management training for sex workers. Learn more
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Uganda | Africa | 2021 |