{"id":7132,"date":"2015-07-12T05:10:30","date_gmt":"2015-07-12T05:10:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/?p=7132"},"modified":"2016-11-28T16:30:51","modified_gmt":"2016-11-28T16:30:51","slug":"viral-photo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/viral-photo","title":{"rendered":"What Happened When A Student Shared A Photo Of A 9-Year-Old Boy Will Move You To Tears"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a6b39195b99473d6c9dd698db2668010\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:2px 0 2px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<center>\r\n\r\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\r\nfunction ShorterThan(widthMax) {\r\n                if (screen.width < widthMax) {return true;}  \r\n                else {return false}\r\n    }\r\nvar LimitWidth = 728\r\nvar MobileZoneID = 348996\r\nvar DesktopZoneID = 348995   \r\n<!--\/\/<![CDATA[\r\n   document.MAX_ct0 ='';\r\n   var m3_u = (location.protocol=='https:'?'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?':'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?');\r\n   var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999);\r\n   document.write (\"<scr\"+\"ipt type='text\/javascript' src='\"+m3_u);\r\n   if (ShorterThan(LimitWidth)) {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+MobileZoneID);} else {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+DesktopZoneID);}\r\n   document.write(\"&nodis=1\");\r\n   document.write ('&cb=' + m3_r);\r\n   if (document.MAX_used != ',') document.write (\"&exclude=\" + document.MAX_used);\r\n   document.write (document.charset ? 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She\u00a0never could have imagined the impact her photos on the young boy\u2019s life.<\/p>\n<h2>Inspired by His Drive<\/h2>\n<p>Torrefranca\u2019s touching post reached ABS-CBN News. The news outlet tracked the boy down and learned that his name was Daniel Cabrera, and that he was nine years old. His family\u2019s house was destroyed in a fire five years ago so now, they are living behind the food stall where his mother and sibling work. His mother only makes 80 pesos a day, which is equivalent to about 1.77 U.S. dollars. Living on such a low income means that Daniel often goes to school without food. But hardship does not stop him from reaching his goals: he uses the light from the McDonald\u2019s window to study every night. He wants to work in the police force one day since his late father, who died in jail, wanted him to be a cop. <i>\u201cI want to help the Philippines,\u201d <\/i>the young boy declared.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7134\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7134\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7134\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/07\/Filipino-boy.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/07\/Filipino-boy.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/07\/Filipino-boy-534x300.jpg 534w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/07\/Filipino-boy-600x337.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7134\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/2015\/07\/10\/filipino-boy-studying-street-scholarship\/\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>His Life Has Totally Changed<\/h2>\n<p><i>&#8220;He is a very studious and determined boy,&#8221; <\/i>his mother said. <i>&#8220;He would insist on going to school even without his lunch money because I have no money to give. He always tells me: &#8216;Mama, I don&#8217;t want to stay poor. I want to reach my dreams.&#8217;\u201d <\/i>Ever since his story went viral, Daniel and his family have received overwhelming support from all around the world. His mother was given funds to start her own business. Daniel has received cash donations as well as school supplies, school uniforms, and a reading lamp. And best of all, he has been offered a scholarship from regional politician Samuel Pagdilao. The generous scholarship should be enough to get Daniel through college.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7135\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7135\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7135\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/07\/part-hkg-hkg10194012-1-1-0.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/07\/part-hkg-hkg10194012-1-1-0.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/07\/part-hkg-hkg10194012-1-1-0-381x300.jpg 381w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/07\/part-hkg-hkg10194012-1-1-0-600x472.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7135\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iefimerida.gr\/sites\/default\/files\/part-hkg-hkg10194012-1-1-0.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Such a Simple Act Had a Huge Effect<\/h2>\n<p>Not only has his family gotten support, Daniel\u2019s local church, government and social welfare office also received donations. <i>\u00a0&#8220;Our problem is how to manage all this financial assistance,&#8221; <\/i>the city&#8217;s social welfare office chief said.<i> &#8220;He has become a symbol of poor slum boys in the city who can&#8217;t study because they don&#8217;t have electricity.&#8221; \u00a0<\/i>Torrefranca cannot believe that a mere photo made such a difference.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7136\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7136\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7136\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/07\/Hkg10194010.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/07\/Hkg10194010.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/07\/Hkg10194010-452x300.jpg 452w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/07\/Hkg10194010-600x399.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7136\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images2.corriereobjects.it\/methode_image\/2015\/07\/02\/Cultura\/Foto%20Gallery\/Hkg10194010.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/accepted-to-26-schools\">SEE ALSO:\u00a0A High School Student Has Been Accepted To 26 Universities. 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