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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Best Practices Policy Project (BPPP)
Best Practices Policy Project (BPPP)United States Local, Subnational, National English Best Practices Policy Project (BPPP) is an advocacy organisation led by sex workers and dedicated to supporting sex workers’ rights across the United States. BPPP produces materials for use in policy advocacy, addresses research and academic questions, provides organisations and advocates with technical assistance and engages in rights-based campaigns for sex worker’s rights. Learn more
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United States | North America/Caribbean | 2016 |
New Jersey Red Umbrella Alliance (NJRUA)
New Jersey Red Umbrella Alliance (NJRUA)United States Local, Subnational, National English This group amplifies the voices of a diversity of sex workers through media, storytelling, peer-led trainings and creative advocacy programmes, with the aim of reducing stigma, promoting human rights, increasing access to justice and personal development. Learn more
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United States | North America/Caribbean | 2015 |
New Jersey Red Umbrella Alliance (NJRUA)
New Jersey Red Umbrella Alliance (NJRUA)United States Local, Subnational English This alliance of sex worker activists promotes the human rights of sex workers living and working in New Jersey. In the context of rising criminalisation, NJRUA provides community support and campaigns for better policies. The group conducts outreach to street sex workers and organises community activities in various cities throughout the state of New Jersey, informing sex workers about their rights, distributing condoms and expanding its network among sex workers. Learn more
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United States | North America/Caribbean | 2018 |
Red Umbrella Project (RedUP)
Red Umbrella Project (RedUP)United States Local, Subnational English This New York-based group organises theatre, storytelling and memoir writing programmes in which sex workers of all genders share experiences with a wide audience to reduce stigma and fight discrimination. The group campaigns for improvements in legislation, such as the ‘No Condoms as Evidence’ campaign, which aims to ban the use of condoms as evidence of prostitution-related offenses. The group builds the leadership skills and capacity of sex workers through trainings that enable them to run their own advocacy campaigns. Learn more
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United States | North America/Caribbean | 2013 |
Red Umbrella Project (RedUP)
Red Umbrella Project (RedUP)United States Local, Subnational, National English RedUp amplifies the voices of diverse sex workers through media, storytelling, peer-led trainings and creative advocacy programs with the aim to reduce stigma, promote human rights, increase access to justice and personal development. The group founded the successful Access to Condoms Coalition in New York to fight against the use of condoms by police as evidence of prostitution. The group monitored the activities of the Human Trafficking Intervention Courts in New York City and uses the data to lobby for better laws and policies in relation to trafficking and sex work. Learn more
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United States | North America/Caribbean | 2015 |