Jade is a hard-working student who is committed to continuous self-improvement. She treats her frustrations as motivation to study harder. She is an honor student with a 92% grade point average.

Goals: Jade wants to be successful and help her family.

Favorites: In school, she likes Science. She also likes drawing and reading.

Family: Jade lives with her parents, three siblings, a grandparent and a cousin.

Income: The family of eight lives on about $4.50 a day.

Housing: Their home has a roof of corrugated steel sheets. The floor is concrete.