KAMPONG PRAHOK, Cambodia (AP) 鈥� On Cambodia鈥檚 , the largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia, getting anywhere has always meant navigating the water. It isn鈥檛 any different for schoolchildren.
Most mornings, a gas-powered boat chugs through Kampong Prahok floating village, steered by students often no older than those climbing aboard. They pull up alongside floating homes, as peers in crisp uniforms clamber aboard, careful to keep their backpacks dry.
The is , making it more expensive for students to get to school.
Some children are quitting school and starting to work to help their families make ends meet. in also are struggling to fund education initiatives and school meal programs that help keep millions of children in classrooms.
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