Alexa, Ecuador

My teachers always tell me that I draw and paint very beautifully. Alexa loves to draw.  Give her a sheet of paper, some crayons, and a little time, and she will fill the page with colours and [...]

Bernard, DR Congo

I want to become a mechanic, and one day help others the way I was helped.  When Bernard said this, he wasn’t just sharing a dream. He was naming a principle: that dignity is contagious, [...]

Pratikshya, Nepal

Pratikshya, 16 years old from Nepal, was forced to leave school and work despite her young age. Yet, she continued to dream of returning to school, believing that education was her path toward a [...]

Carmen, Ecuador

10-year-old Carmen lives with her parents and her 4 sisters in La Forestal, a neighborhood of Quito, the capital city of Ecuador. With her parents struggling to make ends meet, Carmen had to turn [...]

Sabina, Nepal

Talent is equally distributed in society, but opportunity is not. Being talented, creative and motivated is not always enough if you are not given the opportunity to develop and nurture your [...]

Nathan, DRC

Children from poor or disadvantaged backgrounds are more likely to grow up in poverty, which leaves them stuck in an intergenerational trap. They often lack the financial resources and support to [...]

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