The Great Day

Nidhi Jha, 15, from Benares, India dreams of becoming one of thousands to pass the Super 30 exam, which will enable her to have free preparatory education and fulfill her dreams of attending engineering school. Deegii Batjargal, 11, from Ulan-Batar, Mongolia practices her contortionist-training daily, in the hopes of being accepted by an elite circus school in Singapore. Tom Ssekabira, 19, from rural Uganda, works hard in Queen Elizabeth National Park to become a ranger, with hopes of graduating to protect local endangered chimpanzee groups from poachers. Albert Ensasi Gonzalez Monteagudo, 11, from Cuba is determined to chase his dream of attending Havana Sport Academy and becoming and Olympic boxer.

These intimate true stories show the dreams of youth and the power of education to help a new international generation of children from poor backgrounds change their lives through hard work and perseverance.