I hope its not to late to join your contest. Here is my concept for your logo. I make the lotus very simple but very memorable. People would recognize it easily. I hope you like it. Please let me know what you think.
EdNal -- I have you ranked in the final 5 designers since your design is quite distinct from the others. Is it possible to play around a bit with this simple design to give it more of a distinctive lotus look, since this could really be many different flowers.
I like your work a lot and would like you to keep trying and keep in mind that the winning design needs to be a symbol to be placed on products (food products, textiles products, even promotional materials) to represent our fight against human trafficking. The image may or may not have the words 'stop human trafficking' under or over the image, so the image itself will have to be strong and carry meaning by itself. So for this reason there cannot be a great deal of detail. Thanks!
I agree that 117 looks more like a lotus. Frankly I was mostly focused on selecting the top 5 designers and now can focus on the designs of only 5 people. Thanks for continuing to send your creativity my way!