David Batstone Quotes & Sayings

I want us to continue to scale and grow over the coming years in education, professional development and employment to bring about change in people's lives. — David Batstone

For our international projects we developed an online skilled volunteer job board to help connect skilled individuals around the world who can help with the projects. This is the cost effective channel to achieve a wider reach, which you wouldn't have been possible without technology. — David Batstone

I shall continue to invent new anti-slavery programmes around the world. — David Batstone

Technology is very important; it enables connection to one another, which is essential. — David Batstone

The idea for Not For Sale originated as a simple brand to tell as many people as possible about what we are trying to achieve - "people are not for sale". The brand is a straight forward message and communicates the mission clearly. — David Batstone

I am an entrepreneur and my goal is to create invention to the solution of human trafficking and extreme poverty. — David Batstone

I get my fuel and inspiration from children, they are our future. — David Batstone

I like to think that Not For Sale is the Juniper Networks of the social section, a disruptive innovator. — David Batstone

Together we can make a difference and empower communities to be self sufficient. — David Batstone

My aim is to integrate business connections into vulnerable communities thus creating jobs. — David Batstone

I went to Thailand and built a village for 27 rescued children and this is where my passion to help prevent modern day slavery came from. — David Batstone

The main challenge Not For Sale is big and it is modern day slavery, which is a $32billion dollar industry second to the illegal trade of drugs and arms. — David Batstone

Slavery takes so many forms, as it is interwoven within legal industries and is embedded into the supply chain. — David Batstone

The initial spark that promoted me to start Not For Sale was human trafficking in the San Francisco Bay Area. This led me to take a journey around the world on how this could exist in the 21st century. — David Batstone

Wherever I am in the world I want to be creating new projects and innovations, which are exciting and make a difference to communities. — David Batstone

The sex slaves will have to learn to comply happily with whatever sexual act a client requests. The liberal application of violence early on will crack the resistance they will inevitably mount. If a client ever complains that the sex slave was less than accommodating, swift and brutal punishment will be meted out. — David Batstone

As an organisation [Not for Sale] we use social media on a daily basis as a way to share the impact of how our support is having on individuals and communities. By building awareness, education and updating interested parties on the progress of the projects. — David Batstone

During 2007 "Not for Sale" was born from a problem I saw in Thailand. We established a basic level of care to the community there. Over the years our effective means of response has changed to help provide people with choices for the future. — David Batstone

My greatest inspiration has to be a Thai lady called Kru Nam, 40, she is from an upper middle class family and degree educated who has chosen to dedicated her life to rescuing children. I met her just after she rescued 27 children, since then she has continued to rescue more children without money, influence and making connections. — David Batstone