More information on Ly Hour and his family
12 May 2016
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Ly Hour is aged 15 years old and has a younger sister aged 11 and a brother aged 9.
They live with their mum and dad in a small concrete house in Siem Reap. In his spare time, Ly Hour sells snacks to fund his studies. His hobbies including drawing, playing football and learning about Khmer culture. His favourite colour is blue and his favourite food is fish head soup! Ly hour wants to be an artist when he grows up.
Ly Hour attends a local Cambodian school and is in Grade 6. He also attends New Hope Cambodia, a free English school during the afternoons.
Ly Hour's father works as a tuk tuk driver. Both his parents and two brothers were killed during the Khmer Rouge. He earns USD $5-7 per day but struggles to speak English with tourists.
Ly Hour's mother stays home and can't work due to illness.