Liem Leakhena

Hello everyone! My name is Leakhena. I was born on April, 4th in 1995. My birth place is in Battambang, Cambodia. I graduated in the field of banking in 2016 at Build Bright University. I have four members in my family, my dad and two younger sisters. I am the first child in my family. My mom passed away when I was in grade 11 in high school. I tried to finish my high school because my grandmother supported me. I remembered riding a bicycle for 14 kilometers with pumping and dusty roads for school every day. I packed rice with one egg every day. I was judged from my neighbor that I was not able to finish my high school. They told me that you should quit because you are poor and a girl. You should go to Thailand or work in the Casino as the dealer. However, I tried to my finish my high school because it was free so I didn’t need to spend my money on school fee. I didn’t buy books because I was received it from the school since I was one of the top students in class. Furthermore, after finishing my high school, I was about to quit my University. Fortunately, GIBTK was lunched in Cambodia. I was one of the girls in Marlene’s Home. I am the first generation when GIBTK was lunched in Cambodia. It was such a blessing that GIBTK existed in Cambodia which allowed a poor girl like me to have a chance to continue my University. It is like a miracle to me that GIBTK landed in Battambang at the same time when I completed my high school, as my dad only could help me with living expenses, but it is not for studying. Honestly, I didn’t know what I should select as my major in University, so I choose banking because I am good at mathematics.