Kolap grew up working amid garbage, but education is now giving her a chance to grow in healthier soil.
Her father was an alcoholic who beat his wife and never shared the little money he earned. When she was four, her parents separated and her mother took Kolap and her younger brother to live with their grandmother, then went to look for her husband. Neither of the parents has been seen since.
She says: “I am very happy when I dance.”