Meet
Sopee Sari
A normal day in the life of a
10 year old Cambodian girl
in O’Chra village, Mondulkiri
Meet Sopee Sari
Age: 10
Village: O’Chra
Father:
Daigh Sari
Mother:
Nov Chanroeun
Siblings:
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 school
7:00 am
Learning during lessons
8:00 am
Breakfast between lessons
9:20 am
Back at school
playing with friends
10:00 am
Walking home after school
10:20 am
Arriving home
from school
10:30 am
11:00 am
Rest time with a
glass of water from
the home filter
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
Wow! It gets hot.
Temperatures get
up to 42 degrees!
12:00 pm
Taking a break from the
sun in the shelter
12:30 pm
1:00 pm
Enjoying lunch together
in the shelter
Going home to play
with friends
1:30 pm
Returning to help out
with the crops
2:30 pm
Going back
home again to
finish any
homework
4:00 pm
Helping by getting water
from the village pump
5:00 pm
6:00 pm
Having dinner with
the family
6:30 pm
Then finally it is bedtime
once it is dark
How does your day
compare with Sopee’s?
Photo credits: Crispin Anderlini and Murray Shearer (Caritas Aotearoa NZ)