Name: Bap*
Age: 6 years old
Child ID: C278

“It takes a village” is the perfect expression to use for Bap and her younger sister. Instead of being raised by their parents, the 2 girls were raised by kind neighbours and villagers in the village. Bap’s father appears only when he needs money and then disappears shortly after he’s managed to borrow money, and during his disappearance remains uncontactable. Bap’s mother, who is a farmer, constantly struggles to put food on the table and never has time to look after Bap and her younger sister. Having just given birth 9 months ago, Bap’s mother focuses all her energy on her newborn baby. The 2 girls live in their grandfather’s house, but her grandfather is partially blind and thus unable to provide full care to the girls.

The villagers in the village have reached out to Hope Village as they have heard the success stories of past children who have graduated from Hope Village. They have witnessed these Hope Village alumni go on to lead successful lives after graduating. Filled with concern that the girls will be eventually abandoned by their struggling mother, they have requested for the 2 girls to be enrolled in Hope Village in hopes that they will get 3 regular meals a day, proper care and a chance at going to school.

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Name: Na*
Age: 3 years old
Child ID: C279

“It takes a village” is the perfect expression to use for Na and her elder sister. Instead of being raised by their parents, the 2 girls were raised by kind neighbours and villagers in the village. Na’s father appears only when he needs money and then disappears shortly after he’s managed to borrow money, and during his disappearance remains uncontactable. Na’s mother, who is a farmer, constantly struggles to put food on the table and never has time to look after Na and her elder sister. Having just given birth 9 months ago, Na’s mother focuses all her energy on her newborn baby. The 2 girls live in their grandfather’s house, but her grandfather is partially blind and thus unable to provide full care to the girls.

The villagers in the village have reached out to Hope Village as they have heard the success stories of past children who have graduated from Hope Village. They have witnessed these Hope Village alumni go on to lead successful lives after graduating. Filled with concern that the girls will be eventually abandoned by their struggling mother, they have requested for the 2 girls to be enrolled in Hope Village in hopes that they will get 3 regular meals a day, proper care and a chance at going to school.

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Name: Bo*
Age: 8 years old
Child ID: C280

Having only moved to the Svay Antor a year ago to stay with their elderly grandmother, Bo, his mother and his younger brother have met with nothing but kindness. Bo’s sickly mother owns a small street stall that sells dried food, snacks and sweets, which bring barely enough income to buy food for the 4 of them. To add on to their already unfortunate circumstances, the money earned is not enough for Bo’s mother to replenish her stocks and she is now in danger of running out of things to sell.

Having had the support from the village chief and villages, Bo and his younger brother were saved from a seemingly dangerous situation where a villager had approached Bo’s mother and forced her to sign some papers that would hand her 2 boys over to an orphanage of unknown origin. The village chief and villagers intercepted the situation and managed to stop the boys from being taken away.

The village chief then reached out to the commune chief and asked for our staff at Hope Village to be contacted. When we arrived, the villagers showed their full support in having Bo and his younger brother enrolled in Hope Village as they knew it would give them 3 regular meals daily, a comfortable environment to grow up in, as well as a chance to go to school.

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Name: Soche*
Age: 6 years old
Child ID: C281

Having only moved to the Svay Antor a year ago to stay with their elderly grandmother, Soche, his mother and his elder brother have met with nothing but kindness. Soche’s sickly mother owns a small street stall that sells dried food, snacks and sweets, which bring barely enough income to buy food for the 4 of them. To add on to their already unfortunate circumstances, the money earned is not enough for Soche’s mother to replenish her stocks and she is now in danger of running out of things to sell.

Having had the support from the village chief and villages, Soche and his elder brother were saved from a seemingly dangerous situation where a villager had approached Soche’s mother and forced her to sign some papers that would hand her 2 boys over to an orphanage of unknown origin. The village chief and villagers intercepted the situation and managed to stop the boys from being taken away.

The village chief then reached out to the commune chief and asked for our staff at Hope Village to be contacted. When we arrived, the villagers showed their full support in having Soche and his elder brother enrolled in Hope Village as they knew it would give them 3 regular meals daily, a comfortable environment to grow up in, as well as a chance to go to school.

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Name: Lap*
Age: 10 years old
Child ID: C268

Lap’s parents make a small income working as farmers, but this income is insufficient as they have to take care of Lap, her 2 siblings and her 2 cousins. In addition to the financial troubles, Lap’s father is also an alcoholic. Faced with this difficult situation, Lap’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. Lap’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: 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: Davi*
Age: 7 years old
Child ID: C253

After the death of his mother, Davi and his siblings were left under their grandfather’s care, while his father went to Phnom Penh to find a job. However, since his father left, he has not returned to visit nor send any money back home. Davi’s grandfather is elderly and thus unable to work, making it difficult for him to support 4 grandchildren. Everyday is a struggle for food, shelter and sending the children to school.

Fearing that he will not be able to provide for his grandchildren, Davi’s grandfather reached out to our staff at Hope Village to enroll his grandchildren in hopes that they can stay in a comfortable home with 3 meals a day and be able to go to school.

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Name: Rin*
Age: 8 years old
Child ID: C227

Rin’s and his siblings live in a small house together with their grandmother and ailing father. Rin’s father has been battling with lung cancer, and unfortunately due to the lack of proper medical treatment, is left weak from his condition. This renders him completely unable to work and is thus unable to contribute to any family income. Rin’s mother has to take up the task of being the sole breadwinner of the family. However, she had to leave her family in order to find work.

Rin’s mother found a job in Singapore as a domestic worker, and sends money back home regularly. However, as she is unable to visit often, Rin’s mother constantly worries about whether her children are going to school or are living in good conditions with the money she sends home. She then decided that enrolling them in Hope Village would be better for their future. With her children well taken care of at Hope Village, she feel more at least working in Singapore.

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Name: Sim*
Age: 9 years old
Child ID: C237

Sim and her siblings are raised by a single mother, after her father abandoned them to remarry. Her father had completely no desire to visit or support the family, leaving Sim’s mother alone to with her children. Ever since giving birth to her first child, Sim’s mother health was drastically affected, and she was diagnosed with Postpartum Femoral Neuropathy, a condition where during childbirth a woman’s femoral nerve is pressed and thus causing weakness in her hips and legs, resulting in difficulty with rising from a chair or climbing stairs, and can make the knees buckle.

Moving back into their grandparents’ house, Sim’s mother earns an irregular income by helping the villagers in the village with their housework. Sim’s grandparents try to supplement that income by planting mangoes, and then harvesting it to sell. However, business for the mangoes is difficult and they often return home without selling anything.

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

When Bott’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. Bott 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. Bott’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, Bott’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 Bott’s 9 month old sibling.

Bott 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: Pi*
Age: 10 years old
Child ID: C276

Pi grew up in a single parent family. His father disappeared a few years ago and had yet to be found. His mother, taking on the burden of being the sole breadwinner, left for the capital of Phnom Penh to work as a factory worker. Since he was 6 months old, Pi was entrusted under the care of his elderly grandparents who are both farmers.

Pi’s mother does not send money home regularly. Once in a while, she will send home an estimated amount of USD$12.32 for both Pi and his grandparents. However, the amount she send home is barely enough to buy food for one. Being unable to properly feed or send his grandchild to school, Pi’s grandfather decided to reach out to our Hope Village staff. He hopes that Pi will have a better future staying at Hope Village, with 3 meals a day, a good environment to grow up in and a chance to go to school.

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Name: Sey*
Age: 11 years old
Child ID: C277

Abandoned at 2 years old, Sey has never known his parents. His parents had a divorce and then both proceeded to have their own individual families, leaving Sey behind with his elderly grandparents, both past 60 years of age. His grandparents are both famers, owning a small rice field, but little income comes from what they harvest. The small rice field is barely enough to cover their daily meals. Sey’s grandparents earn some income by helping a relative to look after cows, and also get USD$49.24 per month of allowance from their married daughter who owns a Khmer cake street stall outside of a factory in the capital of Phnom Penh.

Any money or rice they have is used to feed themselves as well as Sey and his 2 cousins. Worrying about his future, Sey’s grandparents reached out to Hope Village for help. When our local staff arrived at the village, we were impressed at Sey’s hunger for learning. He was very enthusiastic about reading to us, and had expressed keen interest in going to school.

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Name: Chan*
Age: 12 years old
Child ID: C248

After the death of his father, Chan’s eldest brother followed soon after in a traffic accident. The task of being the sole breadwinner then fell on the shoulders of Chan’s mother. She had to leave her children behind with their grandmother, and move to the capital of Phnom Penh to work as a factory worker. She earns only USD$50 a month, and send back whatever she can spare to her family back at the village. Her income however is not enough to support her children and their grandmother. Chan and his siblings also could not go to school.

Chan’s grandmother health was deteriorating rapidly, and she feared that she could not look after her grandchildren anymore. She then reached out to Hope Village, so that she can enroll her grandchildren in our home, where they will be taken good care of.

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Name: Vi*
Age: 14 years old
Child ID: C250

After the death of his mother, Vi and his siblings were left under their grandfather’s care, while his father went to Phnom Penh to find a job. However, since his father left, he has not returned to visit nor send any money back home. Vi’s grandfather is elderly and thus unable to work, making it difficult for him to support 4 grandchildren. Everyday is a struggle for food, shelter and sending the children to school.

Fearing that he will not be able to provide for his grandchildren, Vi’s grandfather reached out to our staff at Hope Village to enroll his grandchildren in hopes that they can stay in a comfortable home with 3 meals a day and be able to go to school.

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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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Name: Khai*
Age: 15 years old
Child ID: C134

Khai is an orphan who stays with his elderly grandmother. He has never known his father, as his father disappeared to Thailand before he was born. His mother passed away from illness when he was a baby. His grandmother raised him, but has difficulty providing for him and sending him to school as she does not work.

His situation was brought to our attention by the village chief and our local staff went down to access the situation and lend a helping hand. Khai’s grandmother decided that it was best for him to enroll in Hope Village so that he can have a brighter future when he grows up.

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