Ellain Oyco ist 15 Jahre alt und lebt mit ihren Eltern und einem älteren Bruder in einem Umsiedelungsgebiet für ehemalige städtische Hausbesetzer. Die vier Personen leben gemeinsam auf 30 Quadratmetern Wohnfläche in einem wellblechgedeckten Holzhaus. Die Wasserversorgung stammt aus einem eigenen artesischen Brunnen. Das Haus hat keinen Stromanschluss, die Familie wird aber über eine Leitung zum nahestehenden Haus von Ellains Großeltern mit Strom versorgt. Die Mahlzeiten werden mit Hilfe eines Holzfeuers zubereitet.

Aus einem Bericht der Betreuer:

ELLAIN IS YOUNGEST CHILDREN IN THE FAMILY. SHE LIKES GOING TO SCHOOL AND PERFORMS WELL. WHEN SHE WAS IN PRE-SCHOOL, SHE TOPPED HER CLASS. WHEN SHE WAS IN GRADE 1, SHE ALSO RANKED THIRD. SHE LIKES TO READ AND IS INTERESTED IN LEARNING.
ELLAIN IS ALSO A GOOD LEADER IN CLASS, LEADING FIELD AND DANCE DEMONSTRATIONS. IN 2005, AFTER HER FIRST COMMUNION, SHE BECAME ACTIVE IN THEIR CHURCH AND HAS BEEN AN AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE CHILDREN'S CHOIR IN THEIR PARISH CHURCH. AT HOME, SHE HELPS IN THE HOUSEHOLD CHORES. SHE DOES SIMPLE TASKS SUCH AS SWEEPING THE FLOOR AND ENJOYS DOING IT.
ELLAIN IS NOW IN GRADE 4. SHE WANTS TO BECOME A DOCTOR ONE DAY.
ELLAIN'S FATHER HAS BEEN WORKING AS A MERCHANDISER IN A STORE FOR THE PAST 14 NOW. HE RECEIVES A MONTHLY INCOME OF PhP4,500 ON A NO- WORK-NO-PAY BASIS. ANALIZA, HER MOTHER SELLS PEANUTS OR PEANUT BUTTER DURING SCHOOL DAYS TO AUGMENT HER HUSBAND'S INCOME.
SINCE THEIR HOUSE IS BUILT NEAR THE CREEK, THEY TOOK THIS OPPORTUNITY TO RAISE DUCKS AND SELL IT FOR A 100 PESOS EACH DURING SPECIAL OCCASIONS. BOTH OF ELLAIN'S PARENTS ARE TRYING TO MAKE THEIR ECONOMIC CONDITION BETTER SO THAT FOOD IS SERVED ON THEIR TABLE ON TIME AND CHILDREN ARE SENT TO SCHOOL EVERYDAY.

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Dranreb Bernard Eguid ist 17 Jahre alt und lebt mit seinen Eltern und drei Geschwistern in einer Gemeinde im Ballungsraum Bacolod City. Die sechs Personen leben gemeinsam auf 40 Quadratmetern Wohnfläche in einem baufälligen Gebäude, in dem der Boden teilweise aus bloßer Erde besteht. Die Familie holt das Wasser aus dem Gemeindebrunnen und kocht ihre Mahlzeiten mit Hilfe eines Holzfeuers.

Aus einem Bericht der Betreuer:

DRANREB IS THE 3RD CHILD IN THE FAMILY. HE DESCRIBES HIMSELF AS HAPPY, FUNNY, AND SMART. HE IS VERY ENERGETIC AND HE LIKES TO PLAY. HIS MOTHER SAYS THAT WHEN HE WAS BORN, HE WAS A “BLUE BABY”. THAT IS WHY HE WAS VERY SICKLY AS A CHILD AND HE WAS ASTHMATIC. NOWADAYS, HE STILL HAS ASTHMA ATTACKS. THAT IS WHY DRANREB WOULD RATHER STAY AT HOME THAN PLAY OUTSIDE IN THE DIRT ROADS. AT HOME, HE LIKES TO PLAY WITH OLD TOYS AND TINKERS ON OLD THINGS SO THAT IT CAN BE USED AGAIN.
AT HIS YOUNG AGE, HE IS VERY MUCH AWARE OF THE THINGS HAPPENING AROUND HIM SINCE HE LIKES TO WATCH CURRENT EVENTS OR READ THE NEWS. HE IS VERY HELPFUL IN DOING HOUSEHOLD CHORES, HE CLEANS THE HOUSE AND SWEEPS THE FLOOW AND TAKING OUT THE GARBAGE.
IN SCHOOL, HE STUDIES HARD AND ALWAYS DOES HIS HOMEWORK. HE ALWAYS AIMS TO DO HIS BEST. LAST SCHOOLYEAR, HE WAS AWARDED AS BEST IN MATH. HE DREAMS OF BECOMING A SUCCESSFUL ENGINEER SOMEDAY.
DRANREB'S FATHER IS A TRICYCLE DRIVER PLYING THE ROUTE OF BATA. SOMETIMES WHEN THE INCOME IN DRIVING IS LOW, HE ALSO DOES CARPENTRY JOBS TO AUGMENT THE FAMILY INCOME. HE IS WORKING HARD TO FIND WAYS TO SUPPORT HIS FAMILY. HIS MEAGER INCOME IN DRIVING IS THE MAIN SOURCE FOR THEIR DAILY NEEDS.
DRANREB'S MOTHER IS A HOUSEWIFE AND SHE TRIES TO AUGMENT THE FAMILY INCOME BY HELPING HER MOTHER-IN-LAW IN A SMALL STREET EATERY.

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