Sex Trafficking in Your Back Yard | Vednita Carter | TEDxMinneapolis
Vednita Carter is the Founder and
President of Breaking Free, a nonprofit
direct service provider in St Paul fighting to
end all forms of prostitution and sex trafficking.
She is an influential abolitionist, author, speaker, and
survivor of sexual exploitation.
Vednita Carter is the founder and executive
director of Breaking Free, a non-profit
organization that educates and provides
services to women and girls who have been
victims of abuse and commercial sexual
exploitation (prostitution/sex trafficking) and
need assistance escaping the violence in their lives.
She has extensive experience in developing and planning
programs for sex trafficked women and girls, and
was awarded the Norma Hotaling Award for her
life-long service to victims of sex trafficking.
She was recently named a CNN Hero for her
work in ending sexual exploitation of women
and girls.Also in 2013, she traveled to the
Middle East and Asia to educate service providers
and community members on Breaking Free's pioneering
work. Vednita was awarded the prestigious
Path Breaker Award from Shared Hope International
for her tireless efforts to reduce the demand for
commercial sex. She has dedicated her life to
advocating for, rescuing and restoring victims of prostitution.
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