His father died and his mother is raising him alone; she works, but there is never enough money. He likes studying, and loves drawing houses, animals and his dreams of the future.

Both his parents died and he lives with distant relatives. He loves playing football with a makeshift ball made of plastic bottles.

Her father died and she lives with her mother. She loves drawing and colouring, and draws her dreams: going to school with nothing in the way, growing up, being able to support her mother and to help children like herself.

He lives with his mother, father and his brothers and sisters. He loves singing simple songs and clapping along in rhythm.

He lives with his mother and father and walks with a limp after an accident when he was small. He loves playing football.

His father died and he lives with his mother. He likes listening to religious music and dreams of becoming a surgeon one day — he wants to save lives, and hopes to help other children avoid losing the people close to them too early.

She lives with her mother and father. She loves reading and borrows old books wherever she can; stories take her a long way from a hard present.

Both her parents died and she lives with her aunt. She dreams of becoming a doctor and saving lives — above all people with the illness that took her mother. She likes singing religious songs.

His father left the family and he lives with his mother. He loves football and wants to be a teacher one day.

She lives with her mother; her father was disabled in an accident at work. She likes listening to religious music.

His father died and he lives with his mother. He likes watching his uncle, a carpenter, at work, and dreams of becoming a carpenter himself.

His decision to help children did not come suddenly — it grew out of what he saw around him every day. He saw children full of dreams, energy and promise. Some could not stay in school; others were trying desperately to study with no support at all. Many were losing hope — not because they lacked ability, but because there was nobody beside them. "What if someone stood up for them?" That question set the direction of his life. Julius now works with those who are forgotten most often: children facing social and learning difficulties. For him, helping is not about books and rules. It is about noticing in time, understanding, and giving a child a real chance.

A widow and a mother of four. She has loved cooking since childhood, helping in the kitchen and learning the family's traditional recipes; in time that interest became real skill. Annet began trying new ingredients, combinations and ways of cooking, building on her talent and experience. She is still growing in her craft, and she has a dream: to become a professional chef and perhaps, one day, to open a restaurant of her own.