UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I think Westerners know of Cambodia primarily through the movie "The Killing Fields." People don't understand that this is 30 years later. We have really resilient, strong people that if given the opportunity will succeed. This is a new Cambodia. Sukha is a new Cambodian.</s>SUKHA: Hello, everybody my name is Sukha.</s>LUANG AM, WRITER: Hi, I'm Luang Am (ph) and I'm the writer of Sukha's story. Sukha, your story for me is a narrative of resiliency and toughness. If you were poor and your family needs you to work in garbage dumps, you don't get to go to school.</s>SUKHA: I had no choice. I had to work at the dump. It is a bad place.</s>UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Sukha has been given an opportunity to go to school. For a lot of girls in Cambodia the one way you can have a better future is through study.</s>SUKHA: My dream is to be a teacher and also run a school by myself to help other girls. Education can solve everything.</s>COSTELLO: Sukha is now at the top of her class and teaching English to younger students. To learn more about 10 x 10 fund for girls' education, go to CNN.com/girlrising. The CNN film by the way "GIRL RISING" premiers this Sunday, 9:00 p.m. Eastern.
From "Child of the Dump" to Star Student