Meet Daniel, a young boy who is determined to pull himself out of poverty. After his father passed away in 2013, his mother became the family’s sole provider. Even though she couldn’t afford to give him lunch money, Daniel still insisted on going to school. Afterward, he did his homework on the street by the light of a nearby McDonald’s window. His story inspired many around the world after it was shared on social media in 2015.
Daniel Cabrera lived in a shack behind a food stall along with his mother and siblings in the city of Mandaue in the Philippines. His mother, Christine Espinosa, became the sole provider of their family after her husband died from severe diarrhea in 2013, The Straits Times reported.
