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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.

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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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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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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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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Red 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…
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A 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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