Indira lives with her parents, brother and sister in Kathmandu. She works at a local granite quarry where she has been working since she was 3. Fortunately, she also attends school. She shares a mattress with her siblings. Their house has one room, one bed and one mattress.
8. Anonymous, 4, Rome, Italy
This Romanian boy sleeps with his family on a mattress in a field on the outskirts of Rome. Life isn’t easy for him or his family. They managed to pay for their bus tickets from Romania to Italy, after begging for money. With no identity papers, his parents clean windscreens at traffic lights since they cannot obtain legal work. None of his family members have ever been to school.