Girl #63 - Sar Em
Sponsor: The Shana Alexander Foundation
Profile: Souer Sar Em is 10 years old and a second grade student at the 2006-2007 semester of The Tokyo Shintoshin Rotary Club primary school in Dong village, Reak Reay commune, Roveang district, Preah Vihear province.
Current situation: Her family is farmer, besides farming her family doing plantation, work for someone hided, and earn $1.20 a day. There are eleven members in the family, including her aunt’s family and her grandmother. She has one sister and four brothers. She is a fifth child in the family. Three of her siblings are attending class but not very often. The reason for her frequent school absence because her house is far some four kilometers from school, requiring more than one hour up to school. Moreover, she has to take care of her youngest brother, feeding pigs, etc. She had never work for someone hired. Her parents are in debt for about $125; that is why they have to work hard for this and ask for help.
Problem she faces: Poverty, her parent has no suitable work to do, a lot of member in the family
Suggestion: Her parents agreed with me to allow their daughter to attend school everyday.
Support: We pay the parent $10 a month ($120 a year).
Reported by: Nead
Date posted: 25 January, 2007
