Canossian Sister Grasy Luisa Rodrigues received the Common Good Award at the Sisters’ Anti-Trafficking Awards May 23, 2024, in Rome for saving trafficking victims for the past 13 years.
She also educates youth about the Indian Juvenile Justice Act, cyber safety and online exploitation, child labour, health and hygiene, and children’s rights and protection.
The 45-year-old nun organizes human trafficking awareness campaigns in hotels, colleges, villages, schools and slums with the support of law enforcement agencies. She helps rehabilitate the rescued and works with networks such as the International Justice Mission and Justice and Care.
In 2022, Rodrigues became a founding member of Mukti Kiran (Ray of Liberation), an organization that works with Goa police to prevent human trafficking.
Rodrigues, who lives in Goa’s Arambol village, shared with Global Sisters Report how she entered social work and contributed to society.