A member of the Rendille tribe, Nantio lives with her two brothers and two sisters in a tent-like dome made from cattle hide and plastic, with little room to stand, in Kenya. She went to the village school for a few years but later dropped out. She is hoping that a "moran" (warrior) will select her for marriage.
12. Roathy, 8, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Calling this kid impoverished would be an understatement. The home of eight-year-old Roathy is near a rubbish dump swarming with flies on the outskirts of Cambodia, where he sleeps on a mattress made from old tires. Every morning at 6, Roathy and hundreds of other children like him are given a shower and breakfast at a local charity center before he starts work. Work for him is all about scavenging for plastic bottles and cans, which are then sold to a local recycling company. Breakfast is sometimes the only meal of the day.