From Koosh, our associate in Siem Reap, Cambodia, comes this message today:
One final point I came across this girl doing Ajay (street garbage collecting) work, her name is Yinn.
She used to attend a government school (where I placed the children from the Mondul3 orphanage that you saw). Now her father who is a labourer is ill and she as the oldest girl in the family (she is 12) must supplement the family income by bringing in $1-2 a day by doing Ajay work.
I am very keen to get her back full time into the government school (she had already attained 6th grade) and also free English school. I think its dangerous for her to remain on the streets. Most Ajay children work in pairs and are boys – she does the work all by herself and this makes her particularly vulnerable.
To get her back into school I have had to get the family rice, her lunch and school money and also pay her 2000 riels a day. It works out to around $2.50 a day. Her name is Yin and should you be able to find a sponsor for her at RICE4LIFE. She really deserves to be back in school and off the streets.
For photos of Yin and her life, please click here.
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