Gaalkeento lives at home with her mother, two brothers and three sisters. Her father was recently murdered by bandits.
At home, Gaalkeento helps her mother by collecting firewood. Her family is destitute, owning fewer than 10 camels, goats, cows or sheep and having no source of monetary income. Her family's diet most likely consists of a cup of milk and a bowl of gruel each per day. Gaalkeento receives a balanced meal at school every day.
Gaalkeento has a talent for languages, and her best school subject is English. She attends church and Sunday school and loves playing Hide and Seek with the other children in the village.
