19 years old teen and with a 9 month infant, she is full of courage and persistence. She is determined to raise her child in any way she can. That would mean making a living as a shoe shiner in the streets of Addis Ababa. In hopes of a better tomorrow, she perseveres every day. It may be easy to beg in the streets but that is not her choice in life. She knows there will be a better day somewhere in the future, if she only works hard.