. >> theara and sreyneang have a street performance in their home city of battambang. cambodia is one of the poorest countries in south-east asia. phare is a circus school that gives children hope, and confidence in themselves. >> i used to be really nervous, my hands and my legs used to shake.e. but now it's s just . >> thearara and sreyneanang and their fefellowircus ststudents have beeeen training hard for years to become professional acacrobats. they hope it will help them escape poverty and start a new life. it's early morning at theara's home. the family used to be e extremy poor the children sold pipineapple n the strereet. then the circus school came along, and the parents signed up seven of t their eleven childr. they're getting an eduducation d even a bit of money. it's changed the family's lives forever. >> everyone sits around the table. we have food.d. i'm looking at happy faces. for me, as as mother, this is a wonderful moment. >> mornings for theara and sreyneang start the same as any other child's in cambodia. scschool beginararound 8 am.m. it's a state

. >> theara and sreyneang have a street performance in their home city of battambang. cambodia is one of the poorest countries in south-east asia. phare is a circus school that gives children hope, and confidence in themselves. >> i used to be really nervous, my hands and my legs used to shake.e. but now it's s just . >> thearara and sreyneanang and their fefellowircus ststudents have beeeen training hard for years to become professional acacrobats. they hope it will help them escape poverty and start a new life. it's early morning at theara's home. the family used to be e extremy poor the children sold pipineapple n the strereet. then the circus school came along, and the parents signed up seven of t their eleven childr. they're getting an eduducation d even a bit of money. it's changed the family's lives forever. >> everyone sits around the table. we have food.d. i'm looking at happy faces. for me, as as mother, this is a wonderful moment. >> mornings for theara and sreyneang start the same as any other child's in cambodia. scschool beginararound 8 am.m. it's a state