Little E (12 yrs old) arrived in Mae Sot a little under 3 months ago with her sister and father. Her father had a serious accident when living in Burma and had broken his leg. Unable to afford to go to hospital the leg never healed and became very deformed. He decided to come to Mae Sot and after an examination the leg had to be amputated. Little E, her father and sister live in a little house with no electricity or water on a dirt road about 3Km from the nearest school. Little E and her sister had to go to work to enable her family to survive. She was earning 1000Bht (15 pounds) a month which is about the price of a bag of rice. Dr Onmar and Rick agreed to provide the family with a bag of rice a month and we were able to pay the school enrollment fees and provide Little E with her school uniform and school materials. Dr Onmar and Rick bought Little E a bike so she can get to school easily. It has raised the question of how many other children are unable to attend school for the sake of 15 pounds?
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