Maung San Win, 13-year boy from Danaeyi Village, Htantapin Township, Yangon, Myanamar. He is studying at the Aye Ywar Lay Post Primary School. His father, mother and his elder brother are workers in the village and were doing odd jobs to earn an average of 90,000kyats (100US$) a month.

Maung San Win is now staying at the village monastery and helping the monks who is looking after him because his family is living from hand to mouth. He is talented and have stood first in class and got some prizes.

His innocent words are “I am from a poor family but I am studying hard and have stood first in class. I want to pursue higher education and have a decent job to look after my old dad and mom”.