Sokhon with her daughter Sreymao and her parents in front of her parents house.....Arriving at home near sunset Sokhon's daughter Sreymao, age 7, runs out the greet her. Sokhon sits down in front of her parent's house - a bamboo hut with a sheet metal roof, measuring 5 meters by 4 meters. Inside electricity comes from a car battery that powers one 12 watt light bulb and a small TV. Next door Sokhon's house has a palm leave roof measuring 3 meters by 3 meters. She shares it with Sreymao....
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Sokhon with her daughter Sreymao and her parents in front of her parents house.....Arriving at home near sunset Sokhon's daughter Sreymao, age 7, runs out the greet her. Sokhon sits down in front of her parent's house - a bamboo hut with a sheet metal roof, measuring 5 meters by 4 meters. Inside electricity comes from a car battery that powers one 12 watt light bulb and a small TV. Next door Sokhon's house has a palm leave roof measuring 3 meters by 3 meters. She shares it with Sreymao. Sokhon changes her black work boots for pink slippers. She pauses to put Sreymao's hair in a ponytail and begins cooking for her family.....Sokhon's mother, Kep Nann, sits down outside, she says, "We are so proud of her!" She admits Sokhon is the primary reason the family is slowly escaping poverty and paying for her daughter and siblings to attend school. With Sokhon's help they recently purchased a small plot of farmland where they plan to build a house.....The last light of day trickles in over the Cardomon Mountains highlighting Sokhon's smile. She sits down with Sreymao who is busy studying her 2nd grade schoolwork. Sokhon says, "I want her to be a doctor, but we are too poor for that. I hope she can be a nurse."....Standing behind them, far enough away that he can't hear is, Khhuan Ry, Sokhon's new husband. Sokhon says: "My husband gives me good support. I cannot find another man better than him. He doesn't drink and helps with the house work. He carries water from the river. He is responsible and takes Sreymao to school. All my hope came back to me. So I opened my heart back up. Yes - I am in love". ..
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