Phil Dierking adapted the story for Learning English. Through their efforts, many more young girls are getting the chance to learn so they can follow their own paths to success. With the help of groups like Speak Up for the Poor, Forbes and her daughter Maya are making a difference in the lives of many. “I may not be able to, you know, pack up my bags, take time off from work and go to Bangladesh, but because she had that passion to do so, we can support her financially, or whatever it is that she needs.” Their efforts have moved others like Wendy Zanders to support their cause. They hope to bring the money they collected to Bangladesh in November. “I basically learned that no matter how much stuff you have, no matter how educated you are, inside everyone is basically the same person.”Īfter returning to the U.S., the Forbes continued to “speak up for the poor.” They raised money through yard sales, workout programs, and even selling drinks like lemonade. Maya says the time spent in Bangladesh taught her an important lesson. They hope to bring the donations back to Bangladesh in November. Mayan and her mother also raised money through yard sales and benefit workouts. Nine-year-old Maya Forbes raised $25 from her lemonade stand in Germantown, MD, Aug. They spent time with the girl they supported, visited classrooms, brought presents and school supplies and taught English to young girls. And then also I wanted her to know that if she felt passionate about something and she wanted to make a difference or volunteer that it’s very possible.”įor two weeks, the mother and daughter from Maryland volunteered their time and worked in several villages in Khulna. And to get that perspective and know that not everybody lives the type of life or experience that we have.
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“I wanted her to be able to relate with a young girl on the other side of the world. Sasha Forbes said she decided to take her 9-year-old daughter Maya to Bangladesh to visit the girl they were helping. For the past year, the Forbes have supported a 12-year-old girl in Khulna, the third largest city in Bangladesh. The girls depend on the donations of families to help them finish school. About 1,300 girls are registered in the program, with hundreds more on the waiting list. It pays for books, school supplies and educational programs outside of normal school hours.
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The Girls Education Program provides support to girls from 30 villages in rural Bangladesh. Sasha Forbes and her 9-year-old daughter Maya visit a new village being served by the Girls Education Program in Khulna, Bangladesh, April, 2018. So, we’re working on the preventative side to keep girls in school so that they won’t be forced into legal marriages when they’re young.” "And quite a lot of those are getting married when they’re 13 or 14 years old. “So, in Bangladesh, the major problem there is child marriage, where up to two-thirds of the girls are married before the age of 18," Anderson said. Troy Anderson is the founder and international director of Speak Up for the Poor. Speak Up for the Poor does a lot of work in Bangladesh, one of the world’s poorest countries. “I’m very passionate about empowering girls and empowering women,” Forbes said. When Sasha Forbes heard the founder of Speak Up for the Poor, she was moved by the group’s cause. citizens, like a mother and her 9-year-old daughter from Maryland.
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The group, called Speak Up for the Poor, has offices in the United States. It also affects the girls’ right to an education.Ī not-for-profit organization is trying to change that by providing educational support through an effort called the Girls Education Program. Getting married at an early age takes away some of their childhood. In Bangladesh, two-thirds of all girls are married before the age of 18.