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SHAL­IZA HAS­SANALI

De­ter­mined sis­ters Krisalan and Katelon John­son have spent the last three years study­ing by can­dle­light and torch­light at their San­gre Grande home, over­com­ing pover­ty and nu­mer­ous ad­ver­si­ties to keep their ed­u­ca­tion alive.

To­day, Krisalan, 21, and Katelon, 20, are proud stu­dents at the Uni­ver­si­ty of T&T (UTT), pur­su­ing a four-year Bach­e­lor of Ed­u­ca­tion pro­gramme. Their grades so far—As and Bs—have made their moth­er, Rhon­da Cud­joe, a sin­gle par­ent of eight, beam with pride.