CHAN CHENDA

Age 15

My parents both died of liver disease. When they had passed away, I was taken by my elder sister to live in the capital, Phnom Penh. My two brothers and two sisters had jobs to do and there was no one to look after me. My sisters could not feed me anymore so they decided to take me to live at my aunt’s house. For two years I helped my aunt to sell cakes, then my sisters took me back to live in Phnom Penh. Our family was very happy when my parents were still alive. In that time, I was living in Prey Veng Province. But when they died, I was miserable. My elder brother decided to bring me and a younger brother to the orphanage. There is a teacher in the orphanage, she has helped me learn many things. I am so happy to live in here because I have got a lot of friends.