Nilumansi is 9 and lives in Uganda. Both of her parents died of AIDS. She cannot afford to go to school, but she attends classes run by a project called the Kamwoyka Christian Caring Community.
Mahamood lives in the city of Kampala. When his father became ill, he could no longer earn enough money to pay Mahamood’s school fees.
Margrett loves to play ‘schools’ with her friend Betty. She cannot go to a real school, because the nearest one is many miles from her village.
When the war began in Sierra Leone, Moses and Samuel had to leave their homes and their school, and move to a refugee camp.
Mayra is 13 but she only started going to school a few years ago. Where she lives, in Guatemala, it is traditional that girls work to earn money, rather than go to school.
There are 80 children in Sigere’s class in Malawi. The children are taught outside and sit on the ground during lessons, but she still loves going to school!
Sruthika is 5 and lives in India. She is blind and has a specially trained teacher to help her at school.
Latifa had to stop going to school in Uganda when her mother could no longer afford the fees. Instead she goes to some classes run by an organisation for children from poor families called Youth Alive.
Opoku cannot go to school because he has to help out on his uncle’s farm. His friend Foster still goes to school and sometimes he shares what he has learnt with Opuku.
Jessica lives in a favela in Brazil. She doesn’t go to school, but spends time at a project called Passage House. It gives her chance to play games, do drama, eat good food and be with other children in a safe place.
