During the discussions that Wendy and Sanjay had with Jean-Christophe about PPS and the social business, we discovered that PPS has in fact launched quite a few national and international careers, including that of Kran. Jean-Christophe tells us that today, Kran is a big star in Cambodia. This might sound ironic though because Kran is actually a dwarf! As you can see, we couldn't find a picture of him, so we had to invoke Austin Powers to come to the rescue!
Kran is actually his stage name, and his real name is Ley. He grew up in a poor rural farming family in the area of Battambang. His neighbour came to PPS to do visual art, and Ley came with the neighbour. Then the neighbour stopped coming so Ley came to PPS to be able to continue his training. He used to hang out in PPS where the circus performers would mess around and involve him. He then transitioned to being involved in performing arts. He then got involved in PPS projects. He was doing a PPS sensibilisation tour about HIV/AIDS when he was talent spotted. From there is career was launched.
What would have happened if he were not involved in PPS…?
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