Tay Thi Nguyen
Career: Primary School Teacher
Primary school English teacher for the last seven years. Recently became a part time employee at an educational technology startup
“Education is the best way to break our poverty cycle and enable us to have a better life”
Accomplishments
First in her family to complete high school
Overcame extreme poverty and family pressure to drop out of school
Graduated from Long An Teacher Training College
Earned a Bachelor's Degree in English Education from Sai Gon University - studying by night, while still working in the day as a primary school teacher!
Earns $450 a month