Thida is studying in grade 4 at Chheang Am primary school and she is 11 years old. Every day, she walks about 3 km with her friend from home to school and it takes her 60 minutes. This family is classified as Group I, meaning they are very poor in the village. They are farmers with a small house, no land for paddy rice, and an income of $18 per person per month. Her father left and has a new wife, so he has not been home for a long time. She is living with her mother and brother.

