The Red Cross has named Emily Pelley (BA’09) its Young Humanitarian of the Year for Nova Scotia.

Pelley completed her Bachelor of Arts in international development in 2009 and is now a doctoral candidate at Dalhousie.

She credits her international development studies at Dal with putting her on a career path towards social justice, building on her longtime passion to make the world a better place.

For her doctoral work, Pelley is investigating the issue of child trafficking during armed conflict. She has worked and volunteered for many advocacy organizations, promoting social justice through both academia and activism.

Read more in “Paul Kent named Red Cross Humanitarian of the Year” on cbc.ca.

Congrats Paul Kent & Emily Pelley who receive Humanitarian Awards tonight in #NS https://t.co/FjqnaQMqKX #inspiredby pic.twitter.com/S4TaN7ce5p

— CanRedCrossATL (@CanRedCrossATL) November 18, 2015

Congratulations to Paul Kent & Emily Pelley awarded the NS Humanitarian of the Year Award tonight by @redcrosscanada pic.twitter.com/Ckzv7YYTWm

— Halifax Partnership (@HfxPartnership) November 19, 2015

@EmilyPelley , an incredibly deserving Young Humanitarian Award winner. #InspiredBy pic.twitter.com/Jx1kN1VC0r

— Paige Black (@Paige_Lana) November 19, 2015