Arjun R.

This is Arjun. He is an only child and was born in 1999. His father works at a construction site earning three dollars a day. His mother died giving birth to a daughter, who died also. Arjun was only two when his mother died, so he doesn’t remember her at all. Arjun’s father, who has not remarried, moved from a small village to Kathmandu (along with Arjun’s aunt) about five years ago in the search of a better life. They rent one room, where they sleep and cook. The condition of their room is poor and they manage life with very few things. Arjun helps his father and aunt doing chores at home but he mostly likes playing with friends. Because his father and aunt are out all day working, he is left unattended. Arjun has been mischievous and gotten into some trouble, but we hope that the opportunity to go to school will give him a chance to be a good boy. School Nepal has allowed him this chance, and he is currently in the fifth grade.