Rebuilding education, Rebuilding societies Surrounded by UNICEF school supplies, Madame Lambert, Judith’s head mistress is clearly an important person in Judith’s life. “She’s exceptional, always smiling, even after all she has been through. Sometimes I don’t know how she does it. I want to save Judith. Education is her only hope. Education is the only hope for Haiti”.]]> Surrounded by UNICEF school supplies, Madame Lambert, Judith’s head mistress is clearly an important person in Judith’s life. “She’s exceptional, always smiling, even after all she has been through. Sometimes I don’t know how she does it. I want to save Judith. Education is her only hope. Education is the only hope for Haiti”.]]> On arrival at school, Judith tells of how much her school means to her. “I love school. I feel good here with my friends.”]]> On arrival at school, Judith tells of how much her school means to her. “I love school. I feel good here with my friends.”]]> Education is important to me and I have to keep my promise to my mother. No matter how hard it is, I know that I have to stay determined to become something in life.]]> Education is important to me and I have to keep my promise to my mother. No matter how hard it is, I know that I have to stay determined to become something in life.]]> She is overwhelmed by emotions as one can imagine.]]> She is overwhelmed by emotions as one can imagine.]]> On her way to school, Judith shows where her previous home used to stand.]]> On her way to school, Judith shows where her previous home used to stand.]]> Judith stops to take a drink of water from the communal water point. “I do this everyday, as it’s the halfway mark to get to school. This is also where we get our water for cooking and bathing.”]]> Judith stops to take a drink of water from the communal water point. “I do this everyday, as it’s the halfway mark to get to school. This is also where we get our water for cooking and bathing.”]]> She walks 3 kilometers down a steep hill amid rubble and debris, which are constant reminders of how her world was turned upside down. “It is tiring, she says, but I know that I must continue my studies if I want to be something in life. Sometimes I want to give up but a little voice tells me to stay determined, to keep going. I am going to do this for my mother and for my family. It's my reason for living.”]]> She walks 3 kilometers down a steep hill amid rubble and debris, which are constant reminders of how her world was turned upside down. “It is tiring, she says, but I know that I must continue my studies if I want to be something in life. Sometimes I want to give up but a little voice tells me to stay determined, to keep going. I am going to do this for my mother and for my family. It's my reason for living.”]]> Since the destruction, there has been no electricity in the room Judith lives in with 7 members of her family. She studies quietly by a kerosene lamp, determined to live out her mother’s dreams for her. “My mother was everything I had in the world. I miss her so much. When I was not in school, I would be home thinking about my mother and sometimes I felt like my head would explode.”]]> Since the destruction, there has been no electricity in the room Judith lives in with 7 members of her family. She studies quietly by a kerosene lamp, determined to live out her mother’s dreams for her. “My mother was everything I had in the world. I miss her so much. When I was not in school, I would be home thinking about my mother and sometimes I felt like my head would explode.”]]> Before school, Judith sits down to eat a meager dish of pasta. More often than not she goes to school on an empty stomach. Times are very difficult for her and her family as her father has found himself unemployed since the quake.]]> Before school, Judith sits down to eat a meager dish of pasta. More often than not she goes to school on an empty stomach. Times are very difficult for her and her family as her father has found himself unemployed since the quake.]]> Judith is so diligent and committed about her studies that she leaves the house each day precisely at 10:50am to arrive on time for her studies.]]> Judith is so diligent and committed about her studies that she leaves the house each day precisely at 10:50am to arrive on time for her studies.]]>