To Be Selected
Sreynit Sor, 18 years old, female, having four siblings, three sisters and one brother, the third child in the family, studies in grade 10 at Ascham Community School # 281 in Pou Rang village, Senmonorom commune, OReang district, Mondulkiri province.
She was born in Po Kreng village, Dak Dam commune, O Reang district, Mondulkiri province. Her father, a farmer, 50 years old, names Vanak Suos. And her mother, 45 years old, a farmer, names Sopheap Den. Sreynit’s parents, owning two hectare of farmland, producing about 370 kg of rice per year, earning about $ 50 per month, are poor minority family (Buo Nong). Furthermore, they raise some of animals like five chickens, four pigs, five ducks, four cows, and grow some of the vegetable and fruits behind the house to make food. Despite, working on the farm, they go to forest to collect fruit, resin, vegetables, fishing, and trap wild animals to sell in the local market. Their house, is small, making from wood, located on the hill, isolated from the villager, is far from school. It’s about 50 kilometers from school to her house so now she stays at dormitory, located close to school. Moreover, Sreynit couldn’t go and back home on the weekday she will go home on the weekend to bring some food. At the school, Sreynit, a friendly student, loving studying, always coming to school on time, studying hard, working hard together to help schoolwork is a good student. She usually gets good marks. She receives only $ 10 a month from her parents to support herself at school time.
In the future, she wants to be a nurse because she thinks that nurse can help a lot of poor people. Especially, she wants treat her minority people.
Date posted: June 2018
