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
Best Practices Policy Project (BPPP) Best Practices Policy Project (BPPP) Country: United States Geographic scope of work: National, International Communication Language: English This advocacy organisation is led by sex workers and dedicated to supporting sex workers’ rights across the United States. BPPP produces materials for policy spaces, addresses research and academic questions, provides organizations and advocates with technical assistance and engages in rights-based campaigns. Learn more Focus Groups: Trans Women Men Keywords: Decriminalisation Human Rights LGBTQAI+ Political Advocacy Year: 2014 Region: North America/Caribbean	United States	North America/Caribbean	2014
Caribbean Sex Work Coalition (CSWC) Caribbean Sex Work Coalition (CSWC) Country: Regional Network - Guyana Based Geographic scope of work: International Communication Language: English This network brings together sex workers from organisations across the Caribbean with the aim to promote the health and human rights of sex workers of all genders in the region. CSWC trains its members to become peer educators on HIV and human rights, and builds leadership and advocacy skills. Learn more Focus Groups: Men Trans Women Keywords: HIV/AIDS LGBTQAI+ Political Advocacy Human Rights Year: 2014 Region: North America/Caribbean	Regional Network - Guyana Based	North America/Caribbean	2014
Sex Workers Outreach Project (SWOP)- USA Sex Workers Outreach Project (SWOP)- USA Country: United States Geographic scope of work: Local, National, International Communication Language: English This national social justice network is dedicated to promoting the human rights of sex workers and their communities. The network consists of 27 local chapters that vary in size and include both sex workers and allied activists. SWOP-USA focuses much of its attention on ending stigma and violence against sex workers through education and advocacy. The network is active at local levels through its SWOP chapters, as well as at the national level. Through a dedicated website and related communications, SWOP actively encourages and supports sex workers in the United States and worldwide to honour December 17 as the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers. Learn more Focus Groups: Men Trans Women Keywords: Decriminalisation Human Rights LGBTQAI+ Year: 2015 Region: North America/Caribbean	United States	North America/Caribbean	2015
Caribbean Sex Work Coalition (CSWC) Caribbean Sex Work Coalition (CSWC) Country: Regional Network - Guyana Based Geographic scope of work: National, International Communication Language: English Caribbean Sex Work Coalition (CSWC) is a network that brings together sex workers from organisations across the Caribbean with the aim to promote the health and human rights of sex workers of all genders in the region. CSWC trains its members to become peer educators on HIV and human rights, and builds leadership and advocacy skills. Learn more Focus Groups: Women Men Trans Keywords: Human Rights HIV/AIDS LGBTQAI+ Political Advocacy Year: 2016 Region: North America/Caribbean	Regional Network - Guyana Based	North America/Caribbean	2016
Desiree Alliance Desiree Alliance Country: United States Geographic scope of work: National, International Communication Language: English This network brings together organisations and individuals from diverse sex worker communities across the US to strengthen their advocacy for the human rights of sex workers. Desiree Alliance supports the development of local and regional sex worker leadership in the country, so that sex workers themselves can advocate for their human, labour and civil rights. The network organises national conferences, providing space and opportunity for sex workers and allies to share, learn and strategise together for more effective sex workers’ rights advocacy. Learn more Focus Groups: Men Trans Women Keywords: Migration HIV/AIDS Political Advocacy Decriminalisation Human Rights Harm Reduction Year: 2017 Region: North America/Caribbean	United States	North America/Caribbean	2017
Butterfly Asian and Migrant Sex Workers Support Network Butterfly Asian and Migrant Sex Workers Support Network Country: Canada Geographic scope of work: Local, National, International Communication Language: English This sex worker-led organisation based in Toronto provides support to and advocates for the rights of Asian and other migrant sex workers in several cities in Canada. Butterfly builds leadership skills and capacities of migrant sex workers through a peer-to-peer programme. Its members visit migrant sex workers in detention centres, prisons and court. The group provides legal support and interpretation services, assists with arranging bail and supports deported workers. Butterfly advocates for changes in anti-trafficking policy and immigration laws to make them less harmful for migrant sex workers. Learn more Focus Groups: Men Trans Women Keywords: Political Advocacy Artivism Decriminalisation Human Rights Harm Reduction Migration Year: 2018 Region: North America/Caribbean	Canada	North America/Caribbean	2018
Butterfly Asian and Migrant Sex Workers Support Network Butterfly Asian and Migrant Sex Workers Support Network Country: Canada Geographic scope of work: Local, National, International Communication Language: English This sex worker-led organisation formed in 2014 as a support network for Asian and migrant sex workers in several cities of Canada. Through legal support, interpretation services and advocacy activities, the organisation fights for sex workers’ entitlement to respect, dignity, equality, basic human rights and justice, regardless of their gender, race and immigration status. Learn more Focus Groups: Men Trans Women Keywords: Decriminalisation Human Rights Harm Reduction Migration Political Advocacy Artivism Year: 2020 Region: North America/Caribbean	Canada	North America/Caribbean	2020
Caribbean Sex Work Coalition (CSWC) Caribbean Sex Work Coalition (CSWC) Country: Regional Network - Guyana Based Geographic scope of work: National, International Communication Language: English Created in 2008, Caribbean Sex Work Coalition brings together its sex worker-led member organisations from 6 countries across the Caribbean. The network implements two strategies: advocacy for the promotion of sex workers’ rights and capacity building of its members at national and local levels. With this grant, the networks will organise a training for sex workers from the region to increase their skills on sex worker-led service delivery. Learn more Focus Groups: Men Trans Women Keywords: Human Rights HIV/AIDS LGBTQAI+ Political Advocacy Year: 2020 Region: North America/Caribbean	Regional Network - Guyana Based	North America/Caribbean	2020
Jamaica Sex Work Coalition (JSWC) Jamaica Sex Work Coalition (JSWC) Country: Jamaica Geographic scope of work: Local, National, International Communication Language: English Jamaica Sex Work Coalition was created in 2007 following several reports from the Ministry of Health highlighting important gaps in service delivery for sex workers. The group advocates at national level for the rights of sex workers of all genders and pushes for legal reforms. The group organises workshops with law enforcement officers and media campaigns to end Jamaican society’s stigma and discrimination towards sex workers. Learn more Focus Groups: Men Trans Women Keywords: Harm Reduction HIV/AIDS Violence Political Advocacy Artivism Decriminalisation Year: 2020 Region: North America/Caribbean	Jamaica	North America/Caribbean	2020