Nerissa Roberts was a photojournalist for 10 years before a short stint in copywriting led her to start thinking about using her skills to contribute to good causes. In her personal capacity she got involved with the South African Haemophilia Foundation, which helped her understand the need for professional input in non-profit organisations. She started working at forgood.co.za as a community manager in 2013 and has since taken over the role of cause and operations manager at SA’s biggest online volunteering platform.

Nerissa is also a Patient Voices Ambassador at Rare Diseases South Africa, where she is especially focused on helping with awareness of Haemophilia A, a rare genetic bleeding disorder. At home she is mom to Ezra (10) who has Haemophilia A, and Calista (5) who is already training to be a nurse.