Why should sex work be considered work?

Most of us would have heard of the general terms that people would refer to folks who are working in the sex industry. First and foremost, the term “sex work”, is an umbrella term for all forms of labor in which sexual gratification of the client is the main objective. According to the documentation by […]

A Life Abused: An Interview with Doris

The following interview contains content involving child abuse and some violent content. Discretion is advised. Too often, the social system tramples on the very people it is meant to protect. The crushing reality of this is all the more apparent for transgender sex workers, who are caught right in the intersection of two marginalised social […]

Increasing Access to Justice for Sex Workers: 2015 Report

In 2014, Project X started an Abuser Alert Program, a scheme that enables sex workers to firstly report crimes against them to us, and secondly to alert them to potential abusers as reported by others. This program was established because through the years that Project X has been on the ground, we realised that many […]

“They Only Do This to Transgender Girls”: Report

Late 2013, we approached by the Allard K. Lowenstein International Human Rights Clinic, Yale Law School, upon being recommended by a local professor. They wanted to reach out to groups working on LGBT issues with the hope of producing a full human rights report. We exchanged a few long distance emails, and finally agreed upon […]

Ah Boys to Bullies: Part 2 – Voices from the Sisters

    Ah Boys to Bullies is a call for a change to stop bullying. To educate the bullies and to stand up for the ones who are bullied from time to time for many reasons. As a researcher and writer, I met up with a few transgender women or sisters to have a good […]

Ah Boys to Bullies: Part 1

“Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education” – Martin Luther King, Jr.   Since the inception of major education reform in the 80’s, Singapore’s education system has blossomed into a globally recognized model for excellence – ranking 5th in the world in a 2012 education survey conducted by Pearson Group, and […]

Statement of Solidarity with #JusticeforJasmine and #JusticeforDora

Dora Özer, a trans sex worker from Turkey, and Petite Jasmine–a sex worker and activist from Rose Alliance in Sweden were murdered on the 9th and 11 of July 2013 respectively. Read more about the International Day of Protest on happening on the 19th of July to protest the stigma, discrimination and violence against sex […]

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Vanessa Ho

Executive Director | [email protected]

Executive Director
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Vanessa has been full-time with Project X since 2011, and as a result, has had many opportunities to meet and connect with sex workers in Singapore and around the world. Under her leadership, the organisation has grown from a small group of volunteers to one where there are three paid staff and a team of over 60 volunteers. Correspondingly, she has increased the annual operating budget of the organization five times, and is now recognized as the leading organization that empowers and assists women in the sex industry.

Vanessa has written and spoken extensively about sex work, human trafficking, rape culture, and LGBTQ rights in Singapore. She believes that if people can speak about sex, gender and sexuality in open and in non-judgmental ways, society will become a safer place for everyone.

Vanessa holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from the University of Warwick, and a Masters Degree in Gender, Society and Representation from University College London.