Girl #46 - Sros Na

Sponsor: Contaxe Co. Ltd, Mr. Akra Konta

Profile: Sros Na is 12 years old and a six grade student at the 2006-2007 semesters of the Bor Yakha Nippon Foundation primary school in Bor Tangsue village, Pailin.

Current situation: Her father has been working as soldier since he was 12 years old. He has received $10 per month and her mother is housewife. They have a small block of land for growing corn for a living. She has two brothers and one sister. She is the second child in the family. Her oldest brother is the same grade as her. There are six members in the household. Her parents are in debt for about $750. They are very sad and worried that, they do not have money to pay them back soon. The reason for she frequently school absent due to take care of her youngest sister, do housework, work as worker when someone hired, earns $1.5 a day and have to expense all for food.

Problem she faces: Poverty, do a lot of housework

Suggestion: Her parents will responsible for everything around and they will not keep their children to work at home anymore.

Support: we pay her parents $10 a month ($120 a year)


Reported by: Nead
Date posted: November 20, 2006.