Charl has good leadership skills and knows how to manage his classmates. Charl has twice been a classroom auditor. He is the top performer in his classes and is an honor student with a 93% grade point average.

Goals: He wants to become either an engineer or a lawyer.

Favorites: In school, he likes MAPEH (Music, Arts, Physical Education and Health), Science, Filipino, AP (Advanced Placement) and TLE (Technology and Livelihood Education).

Family: Charl lives with his parents and seven siblings.

Income: The family of 10 lives on about $13 a day.

Housing: Their home has walls of solid wood and plywood. The roof is made of steel sheets. The floor is concrete. The windows are wire mesh and wood.