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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.

September 29, 2020

Master Thesis – Roles of Regional Sex Worker Networks

The 6 Roles of Regional Sex Worker Networks By Hester Scholma, Graduating Student, Master Thesis Sociology, Vrije Univeristeit Amsterdam “Network…

May 27, 2019

“We are Human Before Anything Else” – Sex Worker Organising in Mauritius

by Claire Gheerbrant Parapli Rouz, meaning ‘red umbrella’ in Mauritian Creole, is the only community-based organization promoting the rights of…

May 18, 2018

Sex Workers are Feminists Too

“Today I want to talk about sex workers.” This was not your regular presentation opening at a meeting with funders….

February 15, 2017

Sisonke: A Case Study

The Red Umbrella Fund developed three case studies to highlight successful stories of sex workers in their efforts to build…

January 29, 2016

Ohotu means Love

How the sex workers’ movement in Nigeria is “growing and showing” despite violence The Nigerian Criminal Code penalises sex work…

November 10, 2014

Sisonke Durban: Sex workers in South Africa claim their human rights

Thuli Khoza, Coordinator of Sisonke Durban and member of the Red Umbrella Fund’s peer review panel in 2014, speaks to…