When Pavitra was very young both of her parents abandoned the children.

Deniss is a curious dreamer. She has interests in tourism, entrepreneurship and archaeology. She wants to open a "comedor infantil", a cafeteria where children from economically disadvantaged families can get free and healthy meals in Ollantaytambo. The existing cafeteria is unfortunately unreliable and does not fulfill the needs of the children in the region. Furthermore, she plans to offer the unemployed the opportunity to learn to produce traditional textiles by opening an institute that teachers the craft. After finishing her studies in Cusco, Deniss wants to continue her education to broaden her knowledge by traveling to other ancient places in Latin America, like Mexico. She would like to have her own tourist office or work as an archaeologist in the Sacred Valley.

Jesca is number 5 in her class of 46 students. She lives with her mother, who sells small groceries. She is unable to pay the school fees due to low economic position. She likes to play netball and expects to be a lawyer. To Jesca, "education is the way to a good life."

Beth was born out of wedlock and now lives with her unemployed father who struggles with drug addiction. He does not have the resources to properly care for her. Beth loves her math and science classes and wants to be a doctor someday.

Class Rank: 5/244 My name is Joshph Mbuguni. I am proud of myself when I passed my exams. I want to be an engineer so I study very hard in Physics, Geography and Chemistry. All those are my favorite subjects. My happiest moment in my life is my birthday that is the day I came to this world. The most difficult experience I had early in my life is failing my Physics test. I don't like that failure at all, so I study extra hard in Physics. The life lesson I learned is that without good preparation we can't get good result. After fulfill my dream I will use my knowledge and skill solving my community problems. I will help other poor students reach their dreams.

Class Rank: 2/301 My dream is to be an engineer someday because my uncle is an engineer , I admire him! I will study extra hard in three subjects: Physics, Math and Chemistry. My moment I felt especially proud is when I scored the 2nd best out of three hundred and one students in my terminal exam. My happiest moment in my life is when I get to live with my uncle and aunt after my parents died. I did not have to live in an orphanage. My most difficult experience is when I failed in my standard seven mock exams. Thanks God it was only a mock test! I learnt to always study and I thank God because now I am the 2nd best student. After my dream come true I plan to give back to the School Fund by helping other students who live a hard life. I will also take part in social activities to help those poor children in my community.

Class Rank: 8/301 I would like to grow up to be a doctor, so I work hard on science subjects like Physics, Biology, Chemistry and Math. The happiest moment in my life is when I got higher marks in my studies. The moment I felt proud of myself is when I passed the National Exam of Standard 7 and got promoted to Secondary School. My difficult experience is to see my mother works hard but she got very little pay. I learned that in order to get a better paid job, I need to get higher education. I thank the School Fund sponsors my study. I plan to give back to the organization so it can help more children.

Class Rank : 10/301 The most difficult experience I had is when I realized that I was born out of marriage. That was hard in my life because I always got insulted by other children at my age. I have learned I will never repeat that situation. My dream is to be a Pilot in future. In order to make sure my dream will come true someday, I spend most my time study. Doing well with subjects such as Physics, Geography and Mathematics will significantly increase my chance to reach my dream. My happiest moment in life is when my dad said that he is proud of me. I have been waited so long to hear that from him. I am proud of myself to be a strong and content girl, I can live in any situation and still thank God for everything He gives. There are many things I plan to give back to the community, but first is opening the orphanage to help the children feel they are special. I also want to give back to the School Fund by being a member in the organization to help more children.

Class Rank: 2/244 My most difficult time in my life is when my mother did not have enough money to pay for my education. She had to borrow money from bank to send me to school. There were times when she failed to make the payment, the bank people came to our house and took her belongings. My dream is to be a surgical doctor. In order to reach my dreams I have to study hard, especially the subjects like Physics, Biology and Chemistry. And also learn from those successful surgeons. My happiest moment is when I learned well and scored the best among my fellow students. The moment I felt proud of myself is when I got A grade in Standard 7 National Exam. After I become a doctor I plan to help the sick people in my community. I also plan to help the School Fund by donating to it, so more needy students like me can continue their education.