Bora has been living with his foster family since November 2015, with three other boys. He is well behaved, and he works hard. Bora always does his daily chores, and he takes care of the pig that the family are raising. Bora will take his national exam in August of 2017. He has good grades, and his favourite subject is Maths and Physics.
Bora came to live with Pheakdey and Sophea through Hagar’s foster care programme. When he was young, his father passed away and his mother was left with ten children to take care of. Because his mother was unable to take care of him, Bora went to live in an orphanage. During this time, he was abused by a senior staff member of an NGO that he was receiving services from. He was referred to other organisations, the orphanage closed, and Bora came to Hagar. When Bora first came to Hagar, he struggled to trust his case managers and his family because of what had happened to him the last time he received services from an NGO. His confidence and trust in Hagar and his foster family has grown, and Bora now feels comfortable and happy around staff and his family. Bora has moved from being one of the lowest achievers in his class, to being in the top ten students. The way his foster family has guided and supported him has mean that he is able to excel in his education. His case manager describes him as stable and decisive, and aware of what he should do if he ever finds himself in an uncomfortable or dangerous situation again. Bora is equipped to deal with whatever challenges may come his way.
He is still receiving counselling from a partner NGO. Bora’s perpetrator was sentenced to three years in jail, and ordered to pay Bora 5,000,000 riel (9,750 HKD). Bora dreams of graduating grade twelve, and becoming an engineer. Soon, Bora will reintegrate back into his community. He shares about how he has experienced warmth, growth, and good advice from his foster parents. He loves them, and he will miss them very much.
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