My name is Tajisa. I am 19 years old and I attend the 11^th. class here at school. I have two brothers and three sisters, and I recently got a new niece – my oldest sister has just given birth to a baby-girl. She is so cute!

I am an orphan.My mother died when I was nine years old, and I don´t know who my father is. My grandmother takes care of me, but she is old and not feeling well. She has an eye disease that causes blindness.

My grandmother lives in a very old house, which is in such a bad condition and impossible to renovate. I live there too, when I am away from school. The house has to be torn down.The bathroom is completely destroyed and therefore, we cannot use it anymore. Three years ago we could not afford to pay the gas bill.

But as time passed my grandmother`s friends helped us to get the gas turned on again. We still have the gas line open which I am very grateful for.

My greatest desire is to attend the university. It costs a lot of money, so I am not sure if I will be able to pay for it – but I hope so.