Inspiring Stories of Young Leaders
Sovanvatey Hok is the founder of the Green Lady Cambodia, founded in May 2019, the women-led social enterprise in Cambodia. Vatey has the vision to empower women to reconnect with their true nature and care for their health and environment. Her social enterprise provides safer menstrual product choices, menstruation classrooms, training, and sewing workshop for girls... Continue Reading →
Muygech SOK is the Principle Architect and Founding Director of BMK Architects. Muygech is the finalist of the Women of the Future Awards Southeast Asia 2020. Muygech started her own design studio based in Phnom Penh in 2016, BMK Architects, after she completed her master's degree from the UK. Her vision is to bring betterment... Continue Reading →
Sotheavy AT is the winner of the Women of the Future Southeast Asian Awards 2020. She is the founder of Think Plastic, which is a social media campaign to raise awareness of people on plastic usage and environmental pollution in Cambodia. Her campaign page, Think Plastic, has more than 97,000 followers. She produced more than... Continue Reading →
Senjaya Mulia is the Founder of ASEAN Youth Organization, working on youth empowerment, economic enhancement and social volunteerism. ASEAN Youth Organization comprises more than 400,000 Southeast Asian youth and spreads awareness of ASEAN to over 200 million young people in Southeast Asia. Senjaya also teaches at several universities as guest lecturer on subjects related to... Continue Reading →
I-ki Chan is the founder of Virtual Global Internship Initiative and a managing coordinator of One Young World in Asia. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, I-ki leads the Virtual Global Internship Initiative, embracing the idea of Working from Home and Overseas Internship, aiming at filling the gap between the excessive supply and demand of... Continue Reading →
Arizza is Nocum the Co-Founder and President of KRIS, a non-profit organization that utilizes education as a pathway to peace in the Philippines. She is one of five global recipients of Zonta International's Young Women for Public Affairs Award. Arizza is one of the youngest nominees to the list of 100 Most Influential Filipina Women... Continue Reading →
Thinzar Shun Lei Yi is a winner of the Women of the Future Southeast Asia Award 2019. She hosts the Under 30 Dialogue, which is a TV show in Myanmar. Her show discusses various topics concerning politics, youth participation, and democratic development in Myanmar. Shun Lei is passionate about promoting equal rights and opportunities for... Continue Reading →
Beatriz Gonzales is a 24-year old mental health advocate. She is best known for her speech titled “The Not Valedictory Address” where she debunked the common notions of what a Valedictorian should be and tackled issues concerning Mental Health. She is continuously doing her part in spreading awareness and eliminating the stigma surrounding mental health... Continue Reading →
“Sexual harassment is the conventional type of violence faced by Cambodian women in public places, yet there is no explicit provision on this within the Cambodian legal framework. Many cities have experienced this problem and have attempted to address the problem in numerous ways including creating a “women-only transportation,” designing and implementing gender-responsive public transport,... Continue Reading →
In Cambodia 2040 of the Future Forum By 2040, problems regarding a lack of prioritized policy programs, low funding of social protection schemes, and inadequate data managementcapacity in social protection programming will have been addressed through effective social protection mechanisms. The six core developments by 2040 are listed below.▪ Adopting a social security law that... Continue Reading →
