1. Meet Sopee Sari A normal day in the life of a
10 year old Cambodian girl
in O’Chra village, Mondulkiri

2. Meet Sopee Sari Age: 10 Village: O’Chra Father: Daigh Sari Mother:
Nov Chanroeun
Siblings:
3 brothers

3. This is Sopee’s home

4. Sopee’s day starts by waking up at dawn as the sun lights up the day
6:00 am

5. Having an early morning snack before school
6:20 am

6. Getting ready for school
6:30 am
Getting ready for school

7. Cleaning teeth in the wash area
6:40 am

8. Leaving home for school
6:50 am

9. This is Sopee’s school

10. Raising the flag at school
7:00 am
Raising the flag at school

11. Learning during lessons
8:00 am
Learning during lessons

12. Breakfast between lessons
9:20 am
Breakfast between lessons

13. Back at school
playing with friends
10:00 am

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

15. Arriving home
from school
10:30 am

16. 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

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

18. 11:30 am
Playing with friends

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

20. 12:00 pm Working with mum and dad on the farm
Wow! It gets hot. Temperatures get
up to 42 degrees!
12:00 pm

21. Taking a break from the sun in the shelter
12:30 pm

22. Enjoying lunch together in the shelter
1:00 pm
Enjoying lunch together in the shelter

23. Going home to play with friends
1:30 pm

24. Returning to help out with the crops
2:30 pm

25. Going back home again to finish any homework
4:00 pm

26. Helping by getting water from the village pump
5:00 pm
Helping by getting water from the village pump

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

28. Then finally it is bedtime once it is dark
6:30 pm
Then finally it is bedtime once it is dark

29. How does your day compare with Sopee’s?
Photo credits: Crispin Anderlini and Murray Shearer (Caritas Aotearoa NZ)