Phoeun Sophon is a 15 year-old student in Grade 5 in Krek Primary School in Kompong Cham Province. She lives in a small thatch hut with her divorced mother and her younger sister. Her mother has had no education, which greatly limits her job opportunities. A serious illness forced her to sell the family land. She now often works as a wage laborer on the land of other people but this is only temporary seasonal employment. Sophon's mother has had serious difficulties in finding enough resources to send her daughters to school until Sophon was selected for a scholarship. This year, Sophorn is in Grade 5. She goes to school every day and always does her homework. She has been studying hard and has been getting good academic grades. She has been the first or second best in the class almost every month.

In her free time, Sophon collects vegetables such as morning glory, which grows in the pond near her house. She tries to sell this vegetable in the market to support her family and her studies. She wishes that one day, she will have enough money to support her family so that her sister can go to school too.