Finance & Banking

Seng Heav recently graduated from the University of South-East Asia with a degree in Finance & Banking in 2023. Throughout a difficult upbringing, she maintained her commitment to education and now is the first person in her family to graduate from university. Her family lives in a rural community about 70km outside of Siem Reap. She is the oldest of four children. Both she and her brother dropped out of school at a young age. Historically, her parents have struggled with maintaining a consistent income. Her father takes odd jobs as a manual laborer, but the income generated is meager, usually between $10-15 a week. When Seng Heav dropped out of school, the Cambodian Education and Development Organization (CEDO) stepped in to offer assistance to continue her studies. While her brother was given the same opportunity to continue his studies and declined, Seng Heav devoted herself to school. During her studies and into her university years, the family often pressured her to stop studying and get a job to support the family. While completing her education, she accepted a position as a Teaching Assistant at Lotus World, a Korean organization for five years and then changed to Accountant Position. This enabled her to support her family while completing her education. She is committed to helping her younger brother and sister to finish school and pursue higher education as she has.