Keily tiene nueve años y estudia tercer grado. Vive con su mamá y su hermano, Gerson, graduado del colegio en el 2015. Su familia es muy unida, ya que el papá de Keily desapareció cuando la niña nació y no ha dicho ni pío en todos los años.
El color favorito de Keily es el rosado y le encantan los tacos. Sus materias favoritas son matemáticas y física, y cuando sea grande, quiere ser veterinaria. Tiene una colección de peluches y su favorito es un perrito café que se llama «Chocolate».
La mamá de Keily, Yeny, tiene un puesto en el mercado donde vende ropa y comida típica. Como madre soltera, se rebusca para pagar la cuota de Keily, especialmente ahora que Gerson está estudiando en una universidad en la ciudad cercana de Chalatenango. Ella quiere que su hija siga aquí, sobre todo porque ha visto que Gerson salió con una gran ventaja en el bachillerato. Ella sabe que aquí es el lugar más apto para su niña.

Keily is nine years old and is in third grade. She lives with her mom and her brother, Gerson, who is a PNARDS graduate. Her whole family is very close, especially since Keily’s father left right around the time she was born and the family hasn’t heard from him since.
Keily’s favorite color is pink and her favorite food is tacos. Her favorite subjects are math and gym, and when Keily grows up, she wants to be a veterinarian. Keily likes coming to school because she has a lot of friends here and in her free time she likes to play. She has a stuffed animal collection and her favorite one is a brown puppy she calls “Chocolate”.
Keily’s mom, Yeny, has a stall in the town market where she sells clothing. As a single mother, she is struggling to make ends meet and pay for Keily’s tuition, especially now that Gerson has graduated high school and is going to a university in the nearby city of Chalatenango. She wants to keep Keily in school at PNARDS because she has seen how much Gerson learned, compared with when he was at the public school, and she knows this is the best place for her bright little girl to flourish.