Girl #87 - Noeuch

Sponsor: Quinn Stephen Riordan

Location of the school: The Mr. And Mrs. Sak Nhep School, Ka Leang village, Ka Learn commune, Lum Phat district, Ratanakiri province

Girl student: Na Noeuch is 14 years old. She is in the 2nd grade at the primary school. She is a girl of the Toum Poun ethnic minority group.

Why we are sponsoring the girl: Noeuch has two brothers and five sisters. She is the first child in the family. Her parents are farmers. Her father is 34 years old and her mother is 28 years old. There are six brothers and sisters. With this problem that Noeuch must stay at home to look after her brothers and sisters. Most of times she helps her parents to work in the farm as well as at home. The house is around 3km. from school.

Support: We pay her family $10 a month for perfect attendance.

Reported by Tiann Monie
Date posted: November 20, 2006