Lucas is was supported by TSF for two years of O-level and is now attending A-level Galannos Boys High School. He is the last born and has one brother who finished his secondary education at Klimani Secondary School in Moshi in 2012. Lucas' father works at a small restaurant in Karatu as a cook while his mother works as a cook in Dar es Salaam which is more than a 15-hour bus ride away from Karatu. Lucas' parents' income was often not enough to pay for his and his siblings' school fees, so sometimes he would be forced to leave school for failing to pay. Lucas says: "Education will help me to handle my life and help others."

Gabriel lost his mother and father at a very young age and is being raised by his grandmother. He lives in a shanty town behind a mechanics garage on the outskirts of Kissemah Village. He walks over a mile everyday to attend Mawuvio's School. In his free time Gabriel does odd jobs for people to earn money for himself and his grandmother to eat.

Erick is the fourth born in a family of seven. His father is deceased, leaving his mother as the sole breadwinner. She sells vegetables and washes people's clothes in nearby wealthy neighbourhoods to make ends meet. Her income is unstable. Mostly, Erick's mother depends on well-wishers to support her five children in school, two in high school and another three in primary school.

Kidawa's father died while her mother was still pregnant with her. In 1997, when Kidawa was just two years old, her mother died as well. Kidawa now lives with her grandfather and uncle. Her grandfather is poor and depends on a small digging farm to provide for Kidawa.