Carol is living with her grandmother who is a peasant in her late seventies. She has not been able to support Carol and her siblings in school after the death of their father. Her mother lived with them for about a year before she abandoned them. They heard some years ago that she got remarried but are not sure where she is.

The grandmother has little energy but with the help of the children, they can grow food enough to feed themselves, and other relatives and friends help to provide clothing for them. Even with this help, they do not have enough money to educate all the children. Carol should have been in a class higher than the one she is in now but since they cannot afford it, she and her siblings have not been attending school for some years.

Carol would like to become a nurse when she grows up if she is able to finish school.