The Cambodia Rural School Project
The Sampong Nippon
Foundation School
(November, 2001)
Khat Khemara is a 12-year-old second grade student at the Sampong Nippon Foundation School. Last year he was ranked first among the 29 students in his class. His father is a fisherman and his mother is a farm laborer. He has six siblings, two of whom are at the school with him.
In Their Own Words. . .
| On the new building: | “I like the new building because we have enough tables and the sun does not shine on us during class.”
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| On his free time: | “I carry water to fill our family water jar, and clean up the house. I like to play jumping games and hide- and-seek with my friends.”
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| On his future: | “I plan to graduate from primary school but I am not certain if I will go to school after that because my family is poor.”
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| If I could go anywhere…: | “I would go to Phnom Penh. When I arrived there, I would find a job to help my family. I would like to be a teacher or a nurse.” |
