Latin America

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…

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…

February 23, 2017

APROSMIG: A Case Study

[**Texto abaixo em português] “From community outreach to political action, the group has made great strides in empowering sex workers…

January 11, 2017

Not Victims

I come from quite a conservative religious background. I remember, as a young girl, feeling upset and sad when walking…

October 4, 2016

Funder Advocacy

Funder Advocacy

Sex workers mobilise in Cordoba City, Argentina

Interview with María Eugenia Aravena, the Secretary General of AMMAR-Cordoba (Asociación de Mujeres Meretrices Córdoba) by Mama Cash, published in…