Sex Work in ASEAN: Cambodia
Preface As part of our series ‘Sex Work in ASEAN Countries’, this article will explicate the sex work industry and
January 31, 2024
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Preface As part of our series ‘Sex Work in ASEAN Countries’, this article will explicate the sex work industry and
CW: Sex, Coercion and Sexual Assault, Some Physical Violence A Yellow Bird (2016) is a searingly realistic portrayal of how
Trigger Warning: Depictions of r*pe, Sexual Assault, Slurs, Transphobia Yonfan’s Bugis Street is an iconic cornerstone of Singapore’s queer
Preface As part of our series ‘Sex Work in ASEAN Countries’, this article will explicate the sex work industry and
CW: Sex, Coercion and Sexual Assault, Some Physical Violence A Yellow Bird (2016) is a searingly realistic portrayal of how
Trigger Warning: Depictions of r*pe, Sexual Assault, Slurs, Transphobia Yonfan’s Bugis Street is an iconic cornerstone of Singapore’s queer
Preface As part of our series ‘Sex Work in ASEAN Countries’, this
CW: Sex, Coercion and Sexual Assault, Some Physical Violence A Yellow Bird
Trigger Warning: Depictions of r*pe, Sexual Assault, Slurs, Transphobia Yonfan’s Bugis
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Kheng Leng is a Registered Social Worker with the Singapore Association of Social Workers. Prior to joining Project X, she worked extensively with youths-at-risk and on issues of intergenerational poverty in Singapore. She is experienced in pioneering innovative social services such as setting up a Collective Impact initiative to support the lower-income families at Spoooner Road and operationalising the first boarding campus for lower-income families at Spooner Road and operationalising the first boarding campus for lower-income youths at =Dreams.
Kheng Leng firmly believes that every person deserves to live their potential. She hopes to develop the social work services at Project X and provide our community with right resources and opportunities at whatever stage of their lives.
Kheng Leng holds a Bachelor of Social Sciences (Highest Distinction) from the National University of Singapore.
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.