- Poultry Farmer and Early Literacy Teacher Trainer
Hello. My name is Li Sitha. I am a 49-year-old
Khmer male from PuSham village, a sleepy village surrounded by striking lush green open
grassland that stretches out into the horizon of Ou Reang district in Mondulkiri Province. I currently, live
with my Bunong wife and 3 children (1 girl and 2 boys) in OndolKroLong village. Whilst my wife takes care of our family, our
children and our store, I as a poultry farmer, work on the farm behind our
home where we also grow a variety of fruits. I am also a teacher trainer for the NGO called ICC (International Cooperation of
Cambodia), coaching early literacy in Sen Monorom Town.
My level of education is grade 7. My schooling has given me advantages for my working life in so many ways. My education gave me knowledge and has improved my ‘thinking’ skill set, which benefits my farming and our store where we sell food, fruit harvested from our trees, chickens, ducks and eggs from our farm. I know basic math, which enables me to run both businesses. I also have the ability to work and communicate well with other people.
Education has allowed me many advantages in my personal life. I have good living standards and I have been taught how to farm in a smart and efficient
way. I am successful in my businesses; it is easy for me to sell the chickens
that I raise and, the abundance of fruits I grow. I can
easily provide for my wife and three children and, for our families who
live in nearby villages. We are also able to go on holidays away from
Mondulkiri.
As for my message for the school campaign, sadly, most children who live in OndolKrolong village attend grades one and two, before dropping out to help their parents in the home or to work on the farm. I want tell the government, the Ministry of Education and NGO’s to help the people in the education sector to increase school enrollment, to ensure that children learn and that they understand the importance of staying on in school.
I want to tell the people who live in Mondulkiri Province that we register our children at school at the age of 6 years old or 70 months.
I want to tell the people in my village that school enrollment is free! When our children become educated people, they will help us, help our community, our society, our country, and the Kingdom of Cambodia will become a better place for everyone's futures.
I want to tell the people in Cambodia that education will help young people to get well paid jobs, meaning that they can better support themselves, their families, their mothers, their fathers, their children properly. But salary is not the only important thing; Education can help us to think deeply and critically, it can help us to decide what is good and what is bad. Thank you
Hello. My name is Li Sitha. I am a 49-year-old
Khmer male from PuSham village, a sleepy village surrounded by striking lush green open
grassland that stretches out into the horizon of Ou Reang district in Mondulkiri Province. I currently, live
with my Bunong wife and 3 children (1 girl and 2 boys) in OndolKroLong village. Whilst my wife takes care of our family, our
children and our store, I as a poultry farmer, work on the farm behind our
home where we also grow a variety of fruits. I am also a teacher trainer for the NGO called ICC (International Cooperation of
Cambodia), coaching early literacy in Sen Monorom Town.
My level of education is grade 7. My schooling has given me advantages for my working life in so many ways. My education gave me knowledge and has improved my ‘thinking’ skill set, which benefits my farming and our store where we sell food, fruit harvested from our trees, chickens, ducks and eggs from our farm. I know basic math, which enables me to run both businesses. I also have the ability to work and communicate well with other people.
As for my message for the school campaign, sadly, most children who live in OndolKrolong village attend grades one and two, before dropping out to help their parents in the home or to work on the farm. I want tell the government, the Ministry of Education and NGO’s to help the people in the education sector to increase school enrollment, to ensure that children learn and that they understand the importance of staying on in school.
I want to tell the people who live in Mondulkiri Province that we register our children at school at the age of 6 years old or 70 months.
I want to tell the people in my village that school enrollment is free! When our children become educated people, they will help us, help our community, our society, our country, and the Kingdom of Cambodia will become a better place for everyone's futures.
I want to tell the people in Cambodia that education will help young people to get well paid jobs, meaning that they can better support themselves, their families, their mothers, their fathers, their children properly. But salary is not the only important thing; Education can help us to think deeply and critically, it can help us to decide what is good and what is bad. Thank you
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