Laxmipriya lost her father to malaria, common in rural India as poverty keeps people from seeking medical treatment. Her loving mother, Basanti, is a rice mill laborer earning about $21 a month. She remarried, but her new husband is very abusive toward her and Laxmi. She brought Laxmi to us asking for help. Now, all her needs are met and she currently dreams of becoming a county judge when she grows up.