Mariella is a hardworking and kind student who is resourceful in doing her studies. She helps her classmates and has served as a class PIO (Public Information Officer). She has a 90% grade point average.

Goals:Mariella wants to become a teacher.

Favorites:In school, she likes English, Math and Science. She also enjoys reading and singing in a choir.

Family:Mariella lives with her father, grandmother and an older brother.

Income:The family of four lives on about $1 a day.

Housing:Their home has walls of bamboo slats. The roof is made of corrugated steel sheets. The floor is bamboo. The windows are bamboo slats.