YSEALI Fall 2018 - Khant Oak Soe:

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Participant Name: Khant Oak Soe
Project Location: Yangon, Myanmar
Program: Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI)
Term: Fall 2018
Project Title: The Pink Sun Content
UConn GTDI Project Award: Application Accepted & Funding Awarded

Khant Oak Soe is a co-founder of a content agency called The Pink Sun. He graduated with a degree in English and is keen on marketing communication. He is currently the CEO of The Pink Sun and he also teaches English at a local university. He believes that just because one does not have a proper education in the early stages of life, it does not mean that they cannot go after their dreams. With his background in teaching, he started a project with several friends with the same mind that will support the underprivileged youths in Myanmar.

Five-Year Project Goals:

  • To become a top content agency in Myanmar that supports the underprivileged youth and also help and support the social enterprises in terms of marketing communications.

Organization Information: The Pink Sun Content

The Pink Sun aims to train and recruit people from the underprivileged communities with poor education background. Even without a proper degree or a diploma or even High School certificate, youths can learn content writing, graphic designs, video production, photography and digital marketing at the agency through paid internship programs which gradually leads to employment.