BRAVE TO LOVE

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA

Brave To Love is a non-profit organisation based in South Africa that strongly believes in healing lives, impacting cities and transforming nations. The organisation connects with women and girls in prostitution, providing support and skills development to a better future. More than 79% of human traffic victims are trafficked into the commercial sex trade. Brave to Love focuses its strengths on rescuing, rehabilitating, restoring, and re-integrating women and children who have been victims of such violent crimes. Brave to Love has developed a second phase restoration home for survivors of sex trafficking. The organisation has been unmissable support to law enforcement in the fight against human trafficking and sexual exploitation.

www.bravetolove.org

EMMA VAN DER WALT

2022 FELLOW

FOUNDER & CEO | BRAVE TO LOVE

Emma van der Walt is the CEO and Founder of a non-profit organisation in South Africa: Brave to Love. Brave to Love connects with women and girls in prostitution and fights the injustice of Human Trafficking in the commercial sex trade of South Africa. As the CEO, she has developed great leadership to inspire others to bring hope and change in some of the most horrific circumstances. Emma is a dedicated professional specialising in counter-human trafficking interventions and intelligence gathering. She has developed rehabilitation – and skills development programs to support survivors of violent crimes and sexual exploitation. Her fearless, strong character has proven unmissable in the non-profit sector, bringing justice for women and children.