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 Getting ready for school

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 Raising the flag at school

Learning during lessons 8:00 am Learning during lessons

Breakfast between lessons 9:20 am Breakfast between lessons

Back at school playing with friends 10:00 am

Walking home after school 10:20 am Walking home after school

Arriving home from school 10:30 am

Rest time with a glass of water from the home filter 11:00 am Rest time with a glass of water from the home filter

feeding the family pigs Helping at home by feeding the family pigs 11:20 am

11:30 am Playing with friends

Walking with mum and the dogs to the farm 11:45 am

12:00 pm 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

Enjoying lunch together in the shelter 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 Helping by getting water from the village pump

Having dinner with the family 6:00 pm Having dinner with the family

Then finally it is bedtime once it is dark 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)