Six-year-old Srey Nak Joins Aziza's Place

SreySros (left) pictured with the newest AP resident,

her sister Srey Nak.

We are excited to welcome six-year-old Srey Nak to Aziza's Place. She is the younger sister of two long-time AP resident children, Sreysros (pictured left) and Roth. Srey Nak is extremely shy and timid but the younger girls at AP are taking her under their wing to make her feel at home.  As with most new residents it will take a couple of weeks for her to adjust and feel healthy.  Her previous living environment left her malnourished, with a vulnerable immune system.  Her recent doctor's check-up suggests that in the coming weeks she will be able to begin karate and dance classes.  Sreysros, age 11 and Roth, age 13 have both been at AP for almost four years and have been eagerly asking for their younger sister join them.

 

Roth, Sreysros and Srey Nak have a difficult family background that does not allow them to visit their mother very often. Their mother recently became unemployed and no longer had the means to support Srey Nak to go to school, as she is the sole income-earner. Due to the family stresses and the requests

from her brother and sister, APs Community Outreach program planned for Srey Nak to join us once she reached school age. Due to an uncharacteristically long rainy season, the road out to her house experienced severe flooding. Therefore, the AP team could not reach the family in order to bring her in before the beginning of the school year. Srey Nak is excited to sport her new pink backpack when she begins 1st grade this week. We look forward to watching Srey Nak grow strong and healthy at AP.