05/08/2026
A place to stay, A chance to learn: Ratanakiri Province
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Every other Sunday, 15-year-old Chheng Sodalin packs her bag with rice, vegetables, and fruit and leaves her remote village, traveling hours along a dirt road to reach school. There, she stays in a modest dormitory at Anteveasikthan High School in Ratanakiri Province—far from home and family, but closer to her dream of becoming a nurse.
As a student from the Tumpoun indigenous group, Sodalin has lived in the dormitory since she began Grade 7, four years ago. Her village is nearly 70 kilometers from the school, and with no public transport available, her father makes the journey to collect her during holidays. Her mother was the driving force behind this sacrifice. She herself dropped out in Grade 9 when her family could no longer afford school and is determined her daughter can go further.
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