Class
2
Born in
2017
A girl born in 2017 is being raised by her grandmother. Her father has passed away, and her mother left her in the father's large family while she moved elsewhere. She has an older brother. Despite the family’s concerns about her education—since learning has been seen as a bad omen (everyone who went to school has died)—they still hope she will study. Only one person works as a driver, supporting the nearly 30-member extended family. Food is served twice a day. Kaniba loves going to school, and her favorite subject is math. She has no school supplies. At home, she sweeps, cleans, and washes dishes. She enjoys singing, dancing, and drawing, especially singing and dancing a lot, according to her grandmother, who describes her as a serious, obedient, and energetic girl. Her favorite color is yellow. She dreams of having textbooks and colored pencils. She wants to be a minister; that is her dream.