An important project that was in its early stages at GR&AP dealt with commercial sex workers. The department undertook to write a comparative paper on laws related to commercial sex work around the world. I was originally asked to do the research for Canada, and later on was assigned New Zealand, Thailand, Nepal, and India. The research on these countries' laws was very interesting, and allowed me to gain a better understanding of how other countries' laws operate. I wrote reports for each country and passed them on to my immediate supervisor, who assembled and edited all the reports for review by the co ordinator of the project. The comparative paper was the first step in a lengthy research initiative that the gender department is hoping will result in changing the relevant legislation in Namibia.
             Another project I was able to work on was the launch of the Domestic Violence Advocacy Campaign. This project had been in the making for some time, and I felt very fortunate to be able to participate in its launch. The campaign was a multi media project with several different components. There was a mural campaign in which school aged children from around the country designed and painted large scale murals having to do with ways of preventing domestic violence. This was a very successful part of the campaign. There was also a website design competition, again for school aged children. The best website was to be chosen from among the entries and used as the website for the campaign. Radio dramas were commissioned by the LAC. Five radio dramas were created, each in a different local language in an attempt to reach the greatest number of Namibians. The recording of these radio dramas was taking place during my internship, and I had the opportunity to sit in on one. The actors were all quite young, but were very talented individuals. They handled the difficult script with ease, and made the whole thing very interesting to watch and hear.
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