Toutefois, il nous est plus facile d’aider les enfants dès le grade 1, comme cela ils ont toute leur scolarité devant eux. Nous rencontrons quelques difficultés avec les enfants qui ont commencés l’école à 13ans. L’Association n’a pu les prendre en charge qu’à partir de ce moment-là. Donc, nous faisons tout ce que nous pouvons pour leur faire comprendre combien il est important d’étudier pour avoir un emploi correct.
Just study and believe in the futur
How can those kids be sure to have a real futur in life ? Well the answer is simple : STUDY, and then everything becomes possible.
This is why we are helping the kids in the poor families. We give them the opportunities to study properly by keeping track of their results.
On regular basis we are visiting them, questioning them if they are going to class, if they are following additional classes for which we pay for.
And as soon as one of them is getting good results, he or she received a reward. Most of the time they are expecting a bicycle. But they have to be at least in the first five in class.
Having a bicycle is very important for them, they can go with it to school and it makes their life so much easier.
This is the case of Nath Putheara, who received a « certificat of appreciation » for her good marks in English. She got her bike, pink, and was thrilled when she received it.
Others got the opportunity to do an internship in a company, Sokhear did one at Infinity Insurance.
Or we take them for a movie or to Kids city, or for a good meal. All those things that they can’t have in their life.
There are a lot of rewards, but they have to study and get proper results
And when they face difficulties, we are giving them some additional support. They can have support classes, so that they can keep on with the others.
Which is not the case for one of them, Ron, who is working really well at school, and gets very good marks, but love so much mathematics, he wants to have additional classes even though he is in the first one in class.
However it is easier to help those kids as soon as they start school, in grade one. Like this we can be part of the entire scholarship. It is more difficult for the kids with whom we started when the Association was created. They were already 13 years old, so they have to get back with their delays. Not so easy but we have success in this two.
Studying in class is the answer for a proper future.
One Spirit, One Heart, One Community
You can help us by sponsoring the Shanty Town Spirit program:
OR contact Ermine Norodom: +855 (0) 17 49 27 19 (French and English)
norodomermine@gmail.com
Phirun Prak (Arun): +855 (0) 96 663 6666 (English and Khmer)
arun.aenorodom@gmail.com
Nathalie Bonpain: +855 (0) 15 652 691 (English and French)
bonpainnathalie@gmail.com
words by Nathalie Bonpain