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RED UMBRELLA FUND LEADERSHIP TRANSITION
RED UMBRELLA FUND LEADERSHIP TRANSITION 1 September 2023 Dear Community Members, Partners and Allies, In July 2020 we wrote to…
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- violence
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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.

Call for Applications is now open!
[update: Please note that the 2017 call for applications is now closed. We are not accepting new applications anymore this…
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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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Programme Advisory Committee | Recruitment 2017
What’s the PAC? Each year, the Red Umbrella Fund publishes a Call for Applications. The Programme Advisory Committee (PAC) reviews…
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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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Who will join our ISC?
The Red Umbrella Fund is looking for committed sex worker activists to join our International Steering Committee (ISC)! Are you…
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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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Red Umbrella Fund: Who Gets to Choose?
This blog was written by Minerva Valenzuela, our Programme Advisory Committee member based in Mexico City. It was initially published…
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As Rosas Já Falam: My Love Letter to AWID
From September 8th to 11th, many feminist sex workers’ rights advocates and allies made their way to Salvador da Bahia,…
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Mind the Gap
What we learned about how funders can be moved in the right direction. As human rights and social justice funders,…
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Red Umbrella Fund at AWID Forum 2016
Are you attending the AWID Forum 2016 in Brazil? Come join sex workers and allies on Friday evening the 9th…
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My Feminism Supports Sex Workers’ Rights
When one of the International Steering Committee members of the Red Umbrella Fund asked me why I chose to volunteer…
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2016 Call for Applications is now closed
The Red Umbrella Fund’s 2016 global Call for Applications is now closed. Is your group, organisation or network led by…
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In Loving Memory of Sharmus Outlaw
It deeply saddens all of us to have to let go Sharmus Outlaw, our 2016 Programme Advisory Committee (PAC) member,…
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Why Sex Work should be Decriminalised
Sex work (or prostitution as many know it) is a subject surrounded by fierce discussion, often about human trafficking. In…
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Are we really listening?
The discussion on funding anti-trafficking initiatives organized by Global Fund for Women (GFW) and South Asia Women’s Fund (SAWF) at…
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Deciding for all or all deciding? Exploring Participatory Grantmaking
‘Innovation and iteration’ was the key theme of the January the International Human Rights Funders Group (IHRFG) conference in San…
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Ohotu means Love
How the sex workers’ movement in Nigeria is “growing and showing” despite violence The Nigerian Criminal Code penalises sex work…
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