Meet Sopee SariA normal day in the life

of a 10 year old Cambodian

girl in O’Chra village,

Mondulkiri

Meet Sopee Sari Age: 10

Village: O’ChraFather:

Daigh Sari

Mother: Nov

ChanroeunSiblings: 3 brothers

This is Sopee’s home

Sopee’s day starts by waking up at

dawn as the sun lights up the day

6:00 am

Having an early morning snack before school

6:20 am

Getting ready for school

6:30 am

Cleaning teeth in the wash area

6:40 am

Leaving home for school

6:50 am

This is Sopee’s school

Raising the flag at school7:00 am

Learning during lessons

8:00 am

Breakfast between lessons9:20 am

Back at school playing with friends10:00 am

Walking home after school10:20 am

Arriving home from school

10:30 am

Rest time with a glass of

water from the home filter

11:00 am

Helping at home by feeding the family

pigs

11:20 am

Playing with friends

11:30 am

Walking with mum and the

dogs to the farm

11:45 am

Working with mum and dad on the farm

12:00 pm

Wow! It gets hot.

Temperatures get

up to 42 degrees!

Taking a break from the sun in

the shelter

12:30 pm

Enjoying lunch together in the

shelter

1:00 pm

Going home to play with friends

1:30 pm

Returning to help out with

the crops2:30 pm

Going back home again

to finish any

homework

4:00 pm

5:00 pmHelping by getting water from the village pump

Having dinner with the family6:00 pm

Then finally it is bedtime once it is

dark

6:30 pm

How does your day compare with

Sopee’s?

Photo credits: Crispin Anderlini and Murray Shearer (Caritas Aotearoa NZ)