Like mothers everywhere, Nopolo admits that raising children is not always easy. In fact, motherhood is especially challenging for this young woman, who is raising two children in the context of poverty. But she and 4-month-old Krittamet have help from the local church’s Compassion Survival Program. “When I find being a mother is difficult, I look forward to my children’s future, and that gives me hope,” Nopolo says.