I trust you are doing well. 

First and foremost, it has been a while since I moved to Phnom Penh, and I am writing this to give you an update on the current progress. Everything is going well and I am pretty fine with my achievements so far. I have been growing on another level due to the surrounding learning opportunities and new social context to be exposed to. 

I would like to take this moment to express my warm and sincere gratitude for your trust, love, care and support to make my life goals come true. I am so grateful for your investment in me, particularly taking care of my education with your financial contributions. Today, I am sharing this because I am sure that it would make a difference (impact of your help). I highlight my background as a rural student, living in a disadvantaged family with 3 members, including my mother and sister. When I was 6, my father passed away because of severe illness. 

Back then, I always thought of my brighter future because I loved education more than anything else. Finally, I found a better pathway since I knew CRST coincidentally in 2019. Education still continued… and CRST became my second family in terms of living. I have been taught to become a better me day by day, from an ordinary student to a student studying at Future Bright International supported by CRST until university. Now, I am celebrating my success of completing all courses at university regardless of the final defense. As expected, we will probably have an official graduation ceremony next year. I have attached my transcript of student records to prove the impact of your support. 

In Phnom Penh, a busy capital city of Cambodia consisting of almost 2.5 million people, I found it to be an educational center of life. There are numerous opportunities to educate and advance professional skills if we manage time to attend it. Currently, I am working as the training coordinator at the Happy Return Center of Cambodia, which is the Korean government-funded center inside the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training. It focuses on returned migrant workers, as we are providing training skills to let them get a better job locally, not sending them to work abroad. My jobs are to coordinate among trainees and trainers to ensure the best outcome with monitoring and evaluation and also match the job market trends. This place is also a startup center; therefore, I put my effort into practice for satisfied outcomes. 

My goal does not end here because I am planning to walk step by step. It is just the beginning of a real-world job; however, I experienced working professionally and tirelessly in CRST and the Rotaract Club of Siem Reap. I see my uniqueness compared to others. That is the fruitful result of educating future leaders in CRST through 3 pillars—Education, Empowerment, and Inspiration. I plan to begin my MBA early next year because I am unable to start it at the end of 2025. I need to complete my final defense first in order to get a Bachelor’s Degree certificate. More than that, I have surveyed some universities already regarding my interests and the major I would choose. Possibly, I will take public policy or legal studies, which is related to my previous background in International Relations. To advance my English, I am now just taking a short course (English for International Studies) at the Institute for International Studies and Public Policy. This course explores diplomacy, politics, and global issues. It also supports my future plan to pursue an MBA, provided that I am able to take the IELTS exam. 

On the other hand, my long-term goal is to get involved in M&E (Monitoring and Evaluation) and policy roles, as I love designing projects and something related to policy, or it can be public policy. One of my core values is that I love sharing and empowering younger generations to do better. At my current age, nothing makes me happier than seeing the next generations perform well and being aware that they will be the best version of themselves. I aim to be a part-time professor at a university in Siem Reap in the next 5 to 10 years due to my interest in delivering my knowledge to more people. My alignment with this goal is to take another master’s degree in Political Science if possible because it can teach me well to get into International Relations subjects. 

Out of interest, during my free time, I normally explore new things, especially attending workshops and social events. In the evening, I also spend time walking around the national stadium and go to the gym, but not very often. I have been joining a 6-week training session too with Mr. Chanreaksmey, working at KPMG to share about pathways to employment. When I went to Siem Reap on the 23rd and 24th, I also shared some of the highlights with them while I was spending time repairing bikes with all CRST students. 

I will always keep you updated once every 2 to 3 months so that we can stay connected. Once again, thanks for educating me from the beginning and I will never forget your kindness. I will keep following your footsteps to guide more people in need. 

Kind regards,
Tangly