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Meet the children In order to better understand who the children of Krousar Thmey are, discover some of their stories... |
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Hieng, the young stick seller
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A 14-year-old orphan, Hieng has no memory of his parents. He used to live in Prek Veng, 20 km from Sisophon, with his two older brothers, aged 35 and 19, and his sister, 29. The oldest brother, a former soldier, is married with children.... [more] |
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Sokhum, petit gardien de |
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Il y a dix ans, dans la province de Battambang, frontalière de la Thailande, un enfant orphelin exploité par un voisin rêve du jour où il pourra enfin aller à l'école. Il souhaite apprendre à lire et à écrire et pouvoir aussi jouer et rire avec d'autre enfants de son âge. Un jour, il entend parler des "amis" qui ont créé des écoles vers la frontière pour les enfants démunis comme lui. Et si son rêve devenait réalité? Sokhum est l'un des enfants qui ont le plus souffert des années incertaines traversées par le Cambodge d'après-guerre. Il est aujourd'hui en troisième année d'école de management. Voici son histoire... [more] |
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Srey Mien's story
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When we first saw Srey Mien in Krousar Thmey's family house in Prek Kat, she looked like a very playful and mischievous 4-year-old girl. She ran all around us, roaring with laughter. Nothing would have made us imagine what she had already endured... [more] |
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Veasna's story
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Veasna is only 5. When he was born, his family lived in Saey Kraen, about 30 km from Battambang. His father died from a disease not long after his birth. Seeking a measn of subsistence for her family, Veasna's mother took her children to Poïpet. There the continuous exchange of goods between Cambodia and Thailand makes poor people believe they have arrived in a place where business offers great opportunities and money is easily earned... [more] |
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Quand enfance responsable
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Au sud du Cambodge, une famille joignant chichement les deux bouts mène une vie paisible rythmée par les rires de ses enfants. Sok, le fils aîné, raffole du contact avec la nature et les sorties avec son père lui enseignent les astuces de rigueur. Malgré son envie de fréquenter plus assidûment l'école, Sok connaît aussi ses responsabilités de fils aîné et s'attache à les assumer avec zèle. Si bien que, gardant son petit frère, Sok refuse de céder à l'abus de pouvoir d'un policier capricieux. Dispute… Sok se retrouve aveugle à 11 ans. Quel avenir pour un enfant aveugle au Cambodge? [more] |
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La route du fer par un petit
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Dans beaucoup de pays riches, les enfants ont du mal à se lever pour aller à l'école. Au Cambodge, à 5 heures du matin, Leak et ses amis doivent se dépêcher de fouiller dans les poubelles en quête d'objets recyclables. S'ils attendent trop, d'autres enfants auront déjà récupéré les bouts de ferraille et les bouteilles vides qui, revendus, leur permettront d'acheter une soupe en fin de journée. Suivons Leak et ses amis... [more] |
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Le chemin de l'école par un
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Dans les pays développés, les enfants handicapés sont accueillis dans des écoles adaptées à leur difficultés. Au Cambodge, les enfants handicapés restent totalement en marge, ils sont délaissés par la société et incompris de leur familles. Sarith, petit enfant sourd, observait avec envie et tristesse d'autres enfants, cartables au dos, partir sur le chemin de l'école. Sa famille pensait qu' il était inutile d'éduquer un enfant incapable d'entendre et de parler. Incompris de tous, il restait enfermé dans son monde du silence jusqu'au jour, où un éducateur de Krousar Thmey est venu à sa rencontre... [more] |
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Heap's story
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Heap is 13. He lives not so far from the temples, near Siem Reap. He has no more parents. His mother aged 41 died last April from AIDS that she had contracted from her second husband. No one knows whether this man left or died. Before he disappeared, her first husband gave her 6 children among which Heap... [more] |
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Sameath's story
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Sameath remembers the day when his father abandoned his family and left with another woman. His father, who is a cyclo-driver, and his family were living in a poor area in the centre of Phnom Penh... [more] |
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Srey Lek's story
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Srey Lek belongs to a refugee family. Once repatriated from the Thai border, the two parents with their daughter and son settle in Thmo Koul, in Battambang province. As far as her memory goes back, Srey Lek has always seen her mother being depressed, suffering from very bad fits. Like many other Cambodians, she has probably been mentally affected by the violence of the civil war-related events... [more] |
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Savuth's story
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Despite the fact that he still has both of his parents, Savuth learnt to get on his own very early. His parents are peasants. His father has been handicapped since he fell on a mine six years ago while collecting wood to sell it in the local market... [more] |
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Srey Mom's story
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Srey Mom lives in Kompong Cham province, in Khor Roka village with both her parents and her younger brother. Her father works as a woodcutter as well as in a coal manufacture while her mother cooks and takes care of the family. However their life is far from being serene. Her father is violent and frequently beats her mother. Srey Mom even evokes one day when her father brandished his woodcutter's axe threatening her mother to kill her... [more] |
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