Sapbay Keang

Things you should know about me:

I was born in Cambodia in Feb 1972; I am from Bat Tam Bang province. After a notorious Khmer Rouge regime, I escaped to live in the holding refugee camps in Thailand from 1984 till 1997. I was educated in the refugee camps, where I had been working as a volunteer with American Refugee Committee, on the weekends in the refugee camps from 1989 till 1996. I finished only high school and English course as upper level; I also learned Thai and Vietnamese languages. When I returned to Phnom Penh, Cambodia on 1 July 1997, unfortunately there was a factional fighting between co-prime ministers in Cambodia from 5 to 7 of July 1997. Luckily, I was safe I was homeless, so I stayed at the Wat Mohamontrey temple for a nearly year. I worked as an English teacher part time and I got enough income for my daily food only. In 1998 I had a good chance to study marketing at Regent College. In March 2004 I got married to my wife, Teum Thavry. Now we have two sons. One is 5 over years old and second one is nearly 4 years old, they both are at the kindergarten school.

What I'm interested in:

I am interested in Cambodia handicrafts and find the markets for disadvantaged producers. I love to help more poor people in the communities in Cambodia, because i used to live in bad situations at the Cambodia Thai border before and I want to help others who are in a bad situation.

Things I am good at:

I am good at marketing, management, leadership, communication skills and handicrafts.

What appeals to me:

• Business
• Charity
• Environment
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