Jessica lives in the Western Region of Ghana in a coastal community with her mother, father, and four siblings. Her dad is a fisherman, and her mom smokes and sells the daily catch. Jessica is in class 2 and enjoys school; she attends the Pockets of Promise After-School Program daily and has made significant progress in her reading. Jessica has been able to discover new things through her love of reading. When Jessica is not helping out at home, she is playing Ampe with her friends.