People Stories

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    Rochom Beb, Teacher

    My name is Rochom Beb, I am 42 years old. I was born at Chrung Village, Ratanakiri. I have been a community teacher since 2017.​ Besides to be a community teacher, I also do farming to raise up my family. I’ve been married since 1997 and I have 4 children, 2 sons and 2 daughters….

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    Kabia, Teacher

    My name is Kabia and I am 26 years old. I have been teaching in this school since February 7, 2023. Before that I was working in a sea cucumber project. When that stopped, there was the recruitment at UWS, I applied and here I am. It was an amazing opportunity, but in reality I…

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    Rose, Student

    My name is Rose (pseudonym), I am 15 years old and in the 7th grade. I have one brother and one sister, and we all still live with our parents here in Belavenoke. Dad is a fisherman and mum stays at home to take care of us. To go to school, I just have to…

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    Mausham, Student

    Ten years old Mausham aspires to be a government officer. Mausham spends most of his time collecting wood, cutting grass and playing with friends. “When I first heard about a school being built in our community from my parents, I was overjoyed. I shared it with all of my friends. I am excited to go…

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    Penta, Mother

    My name is Penta (name changed), I live in Antsepoke, I am a housewife. I have eight children, 4 boys (including David, student) and 4 girls, 3 of them are in school and the others are already grown My children all went to school but they all stopped in G5 because I can’t afford to…

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    Thomas and Phe Shee Nar, Parents and Teachers

    Thomas (pseudonym) and Phe Shee Nar(pseudonym), have been serving at UWS Myanmar schools with passion and dedication for an extended duration. They are a married couple blessed with two sons and a daughter. While their eldest son is currently enrolled in a school in Yangon, the two younger children accompany them at the village. Since…

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    Marinah, Student

    My name is Marinah (name changed) and I am seven years old. I am a student at Ankotapike Primary School and I am a good student. Every day my father encourages me to go to school. My favourite subject in class is mathematics. I especially like this subject because we use resources like the stick….

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    Srey Pov, Student

    Srey Pov (Pseudonym) is 12 years old and she is an ethnic minority living in La Muey village, Kok Lak commune, Vern Sai district, Ratanakiri province. She was studying at La Muey School in 2019. This year, she is in grade 6. She is an outstanding student in the school. Her parents are farmers. They…