Girl #76 - Phay
Sponsor: The Shana Alexander Foundation
Profile: Phach Phay is 13 years old and a third grade student at the 2006-2007 semester of The Sre Thom Nippon Foundation primary school in Sre Thom village, Ruong Roeung commune, Roveang district, Preah Vihear province.
Current situation: Her family just moved from other commune two years ago. They are farmers, besides of faming they would go to the forest to find torchwood to make torch and they have to stay over there 2-3 days up. The income from that small baseness is about $12 a month but not very often. They have one hectare of plantation (full up by small forest); it’s very far from house around 10 kilometers but they did not develop on their land yet. Moreover, they always take Phay along with them because they afraid to keep her alone. She is the unique child in the family. Some seasons, they have to work for someone hired, earning $1 a day. The reason for her frequently school absence is due to helping her parent to work for someone hired such as; transplant rice seeding, soy bean harvest rive. Furthermore, her parent always take her with when they go to plantation etc,. Her family is loan from ACELIDA banking $250 that is why they have to work hard for interest.
Problem she faces: They are living in the poorest condition. Her parents frequently stay over night or more in the plantation.
Suggestion: Her parents agreed to allow their daughter to attend school regularly and will let her stay with grandmother who is living nearby her house.
Support: We pay her parent $10 a month ($120 a year).
Reported by: Nead
Date posted: 25 January, 2007
