TOPICS OF NOTE:

Speak Up's mission of creating a new reality for girls in poverty
How Speak Up is transforming the lives of girls in Bangladesh via education, a safe home, and practical legal casework
Creating a new way of thinking for and about girls
How the statistic that 2/3 of the girls in Bangladesh are married before the age of 18 is changing
The new normal being created for the girls of the next generation
How Troy's upbringing informs his work
What Troy saw as a volunteer in Thailand + India that affected him deeply
The conundrum the question, "What is your dream?" initially caused for the girls
How Troy sets boundaries between his heart and his work to maintain a work-life balance
Troy's three wishes for his girls
What the card in his wallet from a girl in the Girls Education Program says
How you can make a difference in one girl's life

QUOTES OF NOTE:

“As people’s minds are changed, that’s when the real progress or change can happen.”

— Troy Anderson

“There might be 500 million girls in poverty right now that are vulnerable, maybe not to brothels or child marriage, but to just being mistreated because they are poor and female. ”

— Troy Anderson