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RPM member Emily Williamson is the founding director of REACH Siem Reap. Emily brought Borith Rin along to our meeting. REACH, a Non-Government Organisation was started in 2019 in the urban village of Thlok Andoung in Siem Reap Cambodia. This project which also is supported by a RAWCS account, focuses on providing the necessities of Education, Nutrition and basic Healthcare to children from age 5 to university or vocational training. Eventually, these children will be able to gain employment and move away from poverty and exploitation.
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Although Bo’s parents were illiterate due to their Khmer rouge experience, they understood the value of education for their son. Living below the poverty line, Bo, one of 4 children supplemented the family income and paid for his English lessons from Grade 4, by collecting rubbish and selling it to recycling businesses.
After High School, he applied for numerous scholarships and successfully graduated from university. Whilst studying, Bo worked as a cycle tour guide to support himself.
Originally Bo intended to teach English but he developed a passion for meeting people and cycling so he moved to Siem Reap for better tour guiding opportunities in 2013.
The Global pandemic resulted in loss of income for the majority of the Siem Reap community as most were involved in the tourism industry.
In Bo’s words, “Unfortunately after years of hard work, I lost my job but something more exciting happened. I have always been willing to learn something new, which brought me to this job at REACH Siem Reap as a tour guide and bike mechanic with the REACH Riders Club.”
This is a magnificent opportunity for Bo to shine as you will see in the following video.