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| Sarany Prak |
Sarany Prak lives in Snapmok village in Prek Kaporp commune in Battambang, Cambodia. She is the general manager of Ek Phnom micro credit union
Tuesday 8 March 2011
Guardian.co.uk
I was married in 1979, but it was not voluntary. Parents on both sides agreed that we should get married. I didn’t want to. I was young. I enjoyed going to parties.
When the Khmer Rouge came to power I was 13 or 14. I had to leave school because they said we couldn’t go any more. The Khmer Rouge forced me to work. I had to help build a dam and do rice farming. Everyone was treated the same – women weren’t treated any differently.
When the Khmer Rouge lost power my parents said I should have a husband and a family and start a new life. At first I didn’t like my husband, but I had to adjust so that we could live together and raise children. Now I’m much happier.
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