Girls Be Ambitious

A program that enables girls who are unable to go to school due conditions of poverty to attend one of our rural schools and receive an education instead of having to work in the fields, do chores at home or take care of siblings.

Hu Ida

Hu Ida is 9 years- old, grade 2 at Vasaskolan School located in Angbaksey village Cheang Toung commune, Tram Kak district Takeo province.

She has 3 siblings with two brothers. She is the second child in family. She has 5 members in her family, her eldest brother was sent to live with another in exchange for some money. Her mother’s name: Tol Chanthol 33 years old, a garment worker and her father’s name: Yam Hom, 34 years old, a farmer and construction worker. They own 26 Acres of land for growing rice and they can gather 10 baskets of rice product per season. They earn around 200$ per month but they have to pay debt to the bank. She helps her parents’ works such as cooking, washing dishes and taking care younger sibling.

She wants to become a nurse when she grows up. She thinks that a nurse has a good money that she can support her family. She said she would study hard to be a nurse.

Date posted: May, 2018