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International Steering Committee Members 2024 Recruitment
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS To join the International Steering Committee (ISC) of Red Umbrella Fund! How can you apply? E-mail the…
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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.
Sex Workers stop harmful bill in Scottish Parliament
A young collective of sex workers has successfully opposed the attempts of the Scottish parliament to introduce the Swedish model….
Read MoreSex workers defend UN recommendations
In 2012, as the result of lengthy and consultative processes, a number of UN agencies published two reports *) that…
Read MoreDefinitely Rights
“Rights not rescue” – the message could not be more clear in an article published this week in the Amsterdam-based…
Read MoreInterview with Pontso Mafethe
Interview from November 2012 with Pontso Mafethe, Comic Relief (UK) about her experience serving on the International Steering Committee of…
Read MoreRed Umbrella Funds first Grantees
The Red Umbrella Fund is excited to present its first grantees, following the first Call for Applications in 2012. All…
Read MoreRed Umbrella Fund Welcomes its First Grantees
In April of this year (2012), a new innovative global grant-making mechanism for and by sex workers was launched: The…
Read MoreInterview with Anne Gathumbi, member of the International Steering Committee
Anne Gathumbi, Programme Manager at the Open Society Initiative for Eastern Africa, Kenya, outlines why she is proud to be…
Read MoreInterview with Miriam Edwards – member of the International Steering Committee
Miriam Edwards, members of the International Steering Committee (ISC) of the Red Umbrella Fund, Executive Director and founding member of…
Read MoreA new fund for and by sex workers: the Red Umbrella Fund
In 2012, a new and innovative global grantmaking mechanism for and by sex workers was launched: the Red Umbrella Fund…
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