This article was written in 2010 while I was working for World Vision Cambodia.
Title: Piseth dreams to be a
doctor
Piseth’s family has been changed after
participating in any activities of World Vision. Their hearts also changed.
Piseth’s family lacked knowledge about hygiene, domestic violence, and was not
involved in any social development. Piseth’s family now, nonetheless, is very
active in helping, training
others in the village about domestic violence, HIV and AIDS, trafficking and
drugs as well as hygiene.
“I did not have good health, my parents told me that I often had diarrhea when I was a young kid. Now I have my stomachache still, I sometimes cannot attend class because of stomachache. It would hurt for only a short time. I get better when I apply ointment on my stomach,” shared a sponsored child of World Vision, Piseth who is eleven years old and is the youngest of 3 siblings.
Piseth’s parents worked very hard to earn income to support the family, so they were not paying too much attention to taking care of their children. Daily food, sometimes just eat to survive without knowing about vitamin or protein. They were too busy collecting water plants to sell in the market for small amount of money. Piseth’s mother, Sideth Proeung, who is forty-years old said, “My husband and I went to cut green water from the dirty pond to sell in the market. We could earn so little. Sometimes we both just work as construction workers, and we brought all the children with us because we don’t have any relatives to help us take care of our children.”
“I used to see my parents quarreled often and sometimes shouted insulting words, and stopped talking to each other for a while. Later on they talked to each other again. My parents seemed to not really care about my learning, and they did not use good words to us the children. They did not teach us anything about cleanliness either,” Piseth said while his hands were washing his face.
He added, “We use the toilet, but we didn’t care about water in the toilet. Now my parents always remind me to make sure there is water to use in the toilet. I also help to sweep the house area, and help my mother to wash clothes.”
Piseth’s parents participated in trainings conducted by World Vision in the community, and they practice what they have learned with World Vision. They now are trainers to others in the community. They share their information about domestic violence, HIV and AIDS, Health care, hygiene, human trafficking, and drugs abuse. Everyone in the village recognize Piseth’s parents who are very active in helping others. All villagers in the community, who knows Piseth’s parents, ask them for advice and ask them for help to resolve any problems such as domestic violence.
“I see now my father cooks food for all the children whenever my mother was busy outside. He doesn’t complain with domestic work. My father encourages all the children to study hard. He stopped using insulting words to my mother and children,” shared Piseth shyly.
“World Vision staff always come to my house and advise my parents and me about hygiene, good food, and keep environment clean always. I wash my hands always before and after going to the toilet, and I am always responsible for having water in the toilet. I have a dream to be a doctor because I got sick often, and I want to help others in the community to live healthy lives,” smiled Piseth with his parents and siblings teasing him about his dream.
“Before I bought any fruit to eat at school during break time without thinking about cleanliness, but now I buy only clean food to eat for snack. I like to buy bread and sometimes cane juice,” said Piseth while he was getting onto his bicycle to school.
“I did not have good health, my parents told me that I often had diarrhea when I was a young kid. Now I have my stomachache still, I sometimes cannot attend class because of stomachache. It would hurt for only a short time. I get better when I apply ointment on my stomach,” shared a sponsored child of World Vision, Piseth who is eleven years old and is the youngest of 3 siblings.
Piseth’s parents worked very hard to earn income to support the family, so they were not paying too much attention to taking care of their children. Daily food, sometimes just eat to survive without knowing about vitamin or protein. They were too busy collecting water plants to sell in the market for small amount of money. Piseth’s mother, Sideth Proeung, who is forty-years old said, “My husband and I went to cut green water from the dirty pond to sell in the market. We could earn so little. Sometimes we both just work as construction workers, and we brought all the children with us because we don’t have any relatives to help us take care of our children.”
“I used to see my parents quarreled often and sometimes shouted insulting words, and stopped talking to each other for a while. Later on they talked to each other again. My parents seemed to not really care about my learning, and they did not use good words to us the children. They did not teach us anything about cleanliness either,” Piseth said while his hands were washing his face.
He added, “We use the toilet, but we didn’t care about water in the toilet. Now my parents always remind me to make sure there is water to use in the toilet. I also help to sweep the house area, and help my mother to wash clothes.”
Piseth’s parents participated in trainings conducted by World Vision in the community, and they practice what they have learned with World Vision. They now are trainers to others in the community. They share their information about domestic violence, HIV and AIDS, Health care, hygiene, human trafficking, and drugs abuse. Everyone in the village recognize Piseth’s parents who are very active in helping others. All villagers in the community, who knows Piseth’s parents, ask them for advice and ask them for help to resolve any problems such as domestic violence.
“I see now my father cooks food for all the children whenever my mother was busy outside. He doesn’t complain with domestic work. My father encourages all the children to study hard. He stopped using insulting words to my mother and children,” shared Piseth shyly.
“World Vision staff always come to my house and advise my parents and me about hygiene, good food, and keep environment clean always. I wash my hands always before and after going to the toilet, and I am always responsible for having water in the toilet. I have a dream to be a doctor because I got sick often, and I want to help others in the community to live healthy lives,” smiled Piseth with his parents and siblings teasing him about his dream.
“Before I bought any fruit to eat at school during break time without thinking about cleanliness, but now I buy only clean food to eat for snack. I like to buy bread and sometimes cane juice,” said Piseth while he was getting onto his bicycle to school.
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