sex worker resources
Diving Deeper: Under the surface of LGBTI Sex Workers funding data – Global Resources Report (GRR) Factsheet
This factsheet aims to summarize and compile information on funding focused on LGBTQI sex workers from the 2017–2018 Global Resources…
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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…
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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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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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An injury to one is an injury to all
by Nathan Desvignes Sex workers in Europe have been facing grave attacks on their rights in recent years. Although sex…
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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…
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“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…
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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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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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Hints for 2017 Applicants
Dear sex worker friends, [update: Please note that the 2017 call for applications is now closed. We are not accepting…
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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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Not Victims
I come from quite a conservative religious background. I remember, as a young girl, feeling upset and sad when walking…
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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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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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Deciding for all or all deciding? Exploring Participatory Grantmaking
‘Innovation and iteration’ was the key theme of the January the International Human Rights Funders Group (IHRFG) conference in San…
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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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