3. Alyssa, 8 , Harlan Country, USA
Eight-year-old Alyssa lives in a small house in Kentucky. There is no central heating in her house and it is only heated by a wooden stove. Alyssa’s father works at Walmart and her mother works at McDonald’s.
4. Prerna, 14, Kathmandu, Nepal
This is Prerna. She is 14 and works as a domestic help in Kathmandu, Nepal. She works 13-hours most days days and earns Rs 400 a month. She sleeps in a tiny, cell-like space at the top of her employer’s house. She goes to school three times a week and dreams of becoming a doctor one day.