Just Mercy Trust is a faith-based charitable trust working to strengthen responses to human trafficking and exploitation in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Sarah Scott Webb has more than 20 years’ experience advancing responses to human trafficking and exploitation across local, regional and global contexts. She founded SIM International’s anti-trafficking ministry, For Freedom, leading initiatives across 18 countries, and is the founder and Director of the Oceania Freedom Network, a regional network strengthening collaboration, capability and advocacy across Aotearoa New Zealand and the Pacific.

Sarah serves on the leadership team of the World Freedom Network and advises the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) advocacy team at the United Nations in New York. She has represented civil society at key UN forums, including speaking at the UN Commission on the Status of Women and the 2025 UN General Assembly Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons Review, where she was one of only four global civil society representatives invited to address the General Assembly. In 2026, she co-hosted a UN High-Level Political Forum side event highlighting the importance of victim identification and stronger partnerships in addressing trafficking and exploitation.

Sarah is passionate about strengthening frontline responses through trauma-informed practice. She delivers international training for practitioners, equipping professionals to understand trauma impacts and respond in ways that uphold safety, dignity and access to justice. In 2022, she led the European Freedom Network’s trauma response to the Ukraine war and served on the WEA Trauma Taskforce supporting Ukrainian pastors and leaders. She holds a Master’s degree in International Relations from Deakin University, Australia, specialising in the legal, cultural and gender dimensions of human trafficking.

Jennine’s foundational skills and experience began in the corporate sector with a passion for system and process improvement in finance and administration settings then extending into operational development as technology was established.

Alongside her corporate career, Jennine has spent more than 30 years serving in the non-profit and charitable sector in a range of leadership and operational roles: Trustee for Adventure Specialties Trust, Operations Manager for The Well Church, Funding and Marketing Manager for LifeLine, Trust Administrator for Pathway Trust and additionally provided consultancy services to many other entities. This experience was focused on governance and financial oversight, organisational and operational development, events and fundraising management, regulatory compliance, project coordination, and policy development.

Jennine’s volunteer work reflects a long-standing commitment to strengthening community organisations through thoughtful leadership, practical support, and a deep sense of service. Across a range of non-profit, faith-based, and community settings, she has consistently helped build the stability, direction, and relationships that enable organisations and the people they serve to flourish.

He also works in the employment law space, including addressing exploitation of foreign workers within the agricultural sector. After 5 years of private practice Craig now works for a Charitable Trust, predominantly on a pro bono basis, and is keen to bring his knowledge and passion to bear on anti-trafficking in the South Pacific.

She has a deep heart for justice and for seeing people protected from exploitation and treated with dignity. As a trustee, she is proud to contribute to the fight against human trafficking and advocate for a world where every person is valued and free.