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.

Tean Puthin

Tean Puthin is 15 years old and she is a student in grade 9 at The Pras Chisovan high school in Kraul Chi Village, Popel Commune, Boribo District, Kompong Chhnang Province.

In her family, there are nine members, parents, three brothers and four sisters. She is the fifth child in her family. Her father’s name is Sam Kea, he is 48 year old and her mother’s name is Sann Sothot and she is 48 years old, they are farmer. Puthin’s family have owns two hectare of farmland for growing rice and they are able to collect 3000 Kg per year and they are selling for 1500kg, get 375$ for buying every day food and other needs and keep for 1500kg of rice for daily eating in a whole year. After they are finish from rice season, they can earn 50$ per month from sugar made of the sugar palm.

In the future she want to become a Mathematics Teacher in her province, so she can help sto upport her family and provide a better life for them. Additionally, she want to teach the kids in her village and show them how to lead a good life and she wants to share knowledge to the next generation and also she wants to live with her family.

Updated: July 2018