Class
5
Born in
2014
Vannessa is 7 years old and is in class 2. She has a younger brother, who also attends Newill Academy. Her mother sells cooked rice at the market. The father is a taxi driver. They live in a rented house with other families. Her favourite subject is English, and she speaks well, I don’t need help with translation for our discussion. When I ask what she wants to be when she grows up, she lights up and answers with a smile: midwife. I learn that she does not know what a midwife does, but she has a special someone, who is a midwife, and that is the reason she also wants to become one. At home, after school she helps her mom with washing and cleaning and plays with her little brother. She would love to have some baby toys so she can play with little children and babies.