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Although there are two schools in the village, not all the children can go to school and lots of them spend the days playing in the street.

CAMBODIA | Wednesday, 3 July 2013 | Views [217] | View Larger Image

Although there are two schools in the village, not all the children can go to school and lots of them spend the days playing in the street.

This is the main street of Chong Kneas village at the edge of the Tonle Sap Lake, thirty minutes from Siem Reap. During the rainy season, Chong Kneas is a floating village, full of life and tourists navigating through in barks. The water reaches a few meters, hence the houses built high above the ground. For a community that mostly depends on fishing, it is almost as if life stops during the dry season.

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Despite living in great poverty, the sense of community is strong. Like brothers and sisters, they all take tare care of each other and smile at life.

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