Joseph is a good leader who likes to help his classmates and guide them towards their goals. He is currently a class president. He is a consistent honor student and is enrolled in a special science program. He is also involved in different academic competitions such as on-line publishing, poster making and science movie making. Joseph has a 95% grade point average.

Goals: He wants to become a civil engineer or a fashion designer.

Favorites: In school, he likes science, Filipino and English. He also likes public speaking, painting and drawing.

Family: Joseph lives with his parents and an older brother.

Income: The family of four lives on about $7 a day.

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