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17 December: International Day to End Violence against Sex Workers – Red Umbrella Fund commemorates and looks ahead!
International Day to End Violence against Sex Workers Red Umbrella Fund commemorates and look ahead The International Day to End…
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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…
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Red Umbrella Fund 2020-2025 Strategic Plan
Today is International Sex Worker Pride Day which began in 2019, and is an opportunity to celebrate and share stories…
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Red Umbrella Fund Welcomes a New Coordinator
30 July 2020 Dear Community Members, Partners and Allies, The International Steering Committee of the Red Umbrella Fund (RUF) is…
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COVID-19:Resources for Sex Workers
This page intends to provide a guide to the potential resources accessible for sex-workers during the crisis of the COVID-19….
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STAR: From the Las Vegas of Macedonia to a pop up red light window
Sex work is a topic that receives ‘bad press’ and is often misunderstood. However, we commonly find written articles that…
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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….
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Funding a Movement
Introducing the New Grantee Partners of the Red Umbrella Fund The Red Umbrella Fund received 130 eligible applications from sex…
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No Bad Migrants
The passport you hold determines a lot of your privileges, access and protection. I have always been able to benefit…
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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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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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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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SCOT-PEP Reaches Next Milestone
… On Road to End Violence Against Sex Workers For the first time in the history of the sixteen-year-old Scottish…
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OTS: Mapping Human Rights Violations Against Sex Workers in El Salvador
The Red Umbrella Fund grantee Organización de Trabajadoras del Sexo (OTS) in El Salvador mapped the situation of sex workers…
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