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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.

November 24, 2020

Interview: From ‘social evil’ to policy influencer – building sex worker leadership in Vietnam

Former Red Umbrella Fund volunteer, Nathan Desvignes, backpacked through South-east Asia just before the Covid19 pandemic and interviewed two sex…

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…

August 1, 2019

Artivism: A guerrilla tool for sex worker movements

By Aline Fantinatti I was 20 when Daspu was created in 2005 by Gabriela Leite, a pioneer of the sex…

March 6, 2017

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…

December 10, 2013

Funder Advocacy

Sex Workers in India Launch a National Campaign to End Violence against Sex Workers

In August 2013, sex workers representatives from thirteen states affiliated with the All India Network of Sex Workers (AINSW) launched…