Alliyah is a hardworking student who is very determined to get good grades. She actively participates in school activities. Alliyah has been a class secretary and a class representative. She is an honor student with a 90 grade point average.

Goals: Alliyah wants to become a doctor.
 
Favorites: In school, she likes science. She also enjoys reading books.
 
Family: Alliyah lives with her parents, a younger brother, a grandmother and a bed-ridden grandfather.
 
Income: The family of 6 lives on about $5.30 a day.
 
Housing: Their home has walls of tin sheets. The roof is made of corrugated steel sheets. The floor is packed dirt and concrete. The windows are bamboo slats.