Among 50 kids sitting there at the distribution site was a little girl with tiny body and worn-out clothes that caught my attention. Her name is Dinh Thi Hong Nhung, in grade 6 and lives in Meo village, Dak Pling commune, Kong Chro district. Her father passed away when she was in kindergarten. She has one older brother and three other siblings who are younger than her. At first, she was shy to talk but after few minutes being there smiling with her, she started opening up. She shared with me she started walking to school at 5 am in the morning every day. It takes her two hours to walk each way. On rainy days, she had to run to school. I can’t imagine this at all. I don’t know what time she has to get up in the morning to get ready to go to school each day. She told me she dreamed of a bike like this for so long because it can help her to go to school and get home quicker, especially helpful on rainy days.
