My native country is at present one of the poorest and most repressive in the world. Currently, the United Nations is trying to create a process of peaceful talks between the opposition leader, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, and the military regime. But even if the current political conflict is peacefully settled, the people of Burma (Myanmar) will continue to suffer from poverty and its many consequences, such as ill health, human trafficking, starvation, high crime rates, lack of education and corruption.
Since I was a high school student, I have had a keen interest in assisting the people living in Burma, by developing programs to improve the Burmese economy. Therefore, after high school, I took advantage of an opportunity to complete a three-year Business Administration degree at Bradford Business School (in Thailand and UK campus) with full scholarship funding from OSI (The Open Society Institute), The Brackett Foundation, and Prospect Burma.
Since I was a high school student, I have had a keen interest in assisting the people living in Burma, by developing programs to improve the Burmese economy. Therefore, after high school, I took advantage of an opportunity to complete a three-year Business Administration degree at Bradford Business School (in Thailand and UK campus) with full scholarship funding from OSI (The Open Society Institute), The Brackett Foundation, and Prospect Burma.
Later, I had a chance to actually practice working with migrant workers and refugees from Burma on Thai-Burma border. However, I found that most programs just temporarily helped the needy but not helped them begin to generate own incomes by themselves.
Then, I left Thailand for the United States. Currently, I am trying to get experience at a not-for-profit organization, such as the Ecological Society of America, Inc., where I am now working in its business department. I am learning to apply their management principles and eco-friendly practice to the situation in Burma and other emerging economies. I also got some general ideas about how to solve financial and other problems in the third world countries from two interesting books, Banking the Unbankable (Pano Institute) and Financial Sector Governance (the World Bank Group). I would like to gain direct experience in business development for humanitarian aid projects through financial sector – the area I was most interested in.
Earning an MBA (International Finance) from George Washington University’s School of Business will help me obtain the knowledge which is required to help me reach my goals: working with the developing programs of the international organizations such as Asian Development Bank and International Monetary Fund, those are helping develop and maintain the emerging economies. If I would have a specialized knowledge of that, I could help these organizations develop programs that support people in those countries to have better living conditions. I hope to work for the programs that would do more than temporarily help the needy, but that would actually elevate poor communities for long run.
Then, I left Thailand for the United States. Currently, I am trying to get experience at a not-for-profit organization, such as the Ecological Society of America, Inc., where I am now working in its business department. I am learning to apply their management principles and eco-friendly practice to the situation in Burma and other emerging economies. I also got some general ideas about how to solve financial and other problems in the third world countries from two interesting books, Banking the Unbankable (Pano Institute) and Financial Sector Governance (the World Bank Group). I would like to gain direct experience in business development for humanitarian aid projects through financial sector – the area I was most interested in.
Earning an MBA (International Finance) from George Washington University’s School of Business will help me obtain the knowledge which is required to help me reach my goals: working with the developing programs of the international organizations such as Asian Development Bank and International Monetary Fund, those are helping develop and maintain the emerging economies. If I would have a specialized knowledge of that, I could help these organizations develop programs that support people in those countries to have better living conditions. I hope to work for the programs that would do more than temporarily help the needy, but that would actually elevate poor communities for long run.
