Name: Sa*
Age: 8 years old
Child ID: C262

Struggling to make a living as general workers, Sa’s parents had to leave him behind with his grandmother so that they could go to Phnom Penh to work. However, the income they earn is unstable as work is not regular. On days they do have work, they make an average combined income of US$14.00 per day only; and on days with no work, they make zero income.

Sa currently stays with his unemployed grandmother, who also helps to look after 4 of her other grandchildren. Due to the difficult financial situation they face, Sa’s parents are unable to send any money back to Sa’s grandmother. In order to ensure that Sa can grow up healthily and have a better future, his parents decided to reach out to OHF for help.

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Name: Bros*
Age: 7 years old
Child ID: C211

Bros and his siblings learnt to survive on their own from a very young age. Their father abandoned the family and never contacted them again. His departure caused Bros’s mother to sink into alcoholism, and she was drunk every day. Then one day, she decided to go to Phnom Penh to find a job, and left Bros and his siblings to fend for themselves alone in the village.

The siblings stayed in their small 3m x 4m house made of palm leaves and wood, learning to manage daily tasks such as finding food and walking themselves to school. They were however unable to stay in school as they could not afford to buy any school supplies or books, and also often felt tired and weak from the lack of food.

Our local Hope Village staff were notified of the siblings’ situations by the village chief, and we immediately headed down to the village to offer our assistance to the siblings.

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Name: Leap*
Age: 12 years old
Child ID: C267

Leap’s parents make a small income working as farmers, but this income is insufficient as they have to take care of Leap, her 2 siblings and her 2 cousins. In addition to the financial troubles, Leap’s father is also an alcoholic. Faced with this difficult situation, Leap’s mother decided to sought help from OHF to take in her children so that they will have a better life and receive an opportunity to attend school. Leap’s mother hopes that her children can gain knowledge from going to school and then be able to break out of poverty in the future.

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Name: Chan*
Age: 9 years old
Child ID: C274

When Chan’s father was alive, he worked as a construction worker and was the sole breadwinner of a family of 8. Unfortunately, his father passed away two months ago, and since then life has been difficult. Chan and his 4 other siblings live with their grandmother, who also helps to look after his mentally disabled mother. His mother’s mental disability caused her to reject her children and rendered her unable to work. Chan’s grandmother had no choice but to retire early from her job as a village assistant to look after the family.

Having no form of income, Chan’s grandmother can only seek help from neighbours and relatives. Neighbours share rice and clothing with them and some relatives help to contribute money for milk to feed Chan’s 9 month old sibling.

Chan and two of his siblings, who will be recruited together, have expressed that they really want to go to school and that they would like to stay at Hope Village where they are able to study.

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Name: Pheak*
Age: 15 years old
Child ID: C150

Pheak, his 2 siblings and 4 half-siblings grew up in a complicated family environment where peace was not always an option. His parents are not married and had frequent violent arguments. The accumulation of the arguments caused a rife between his parents and this eventually caused Pheak’s father to abandon the family. Pheak’s mother was left on her own to support the family.

Pheak’s mother found a job as a worker on a rubber farm and is paid by how many kilos of rubber she can harvest per day. The income is unstable and Pheak’s mother can only earn up to a maximum of USD $3.68 by harvesting at her maximum capacity of 75kg per day. Due to the nature of her ad-hoc jobs, Pheak and his family have to often move from place to place with her. Because of the constant moving, Pheak has never gone to school. Their situation was brought to our attention by the village chief and the villagers, and our local staff immediately headed down to offer our assistance.

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