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Nearly a quarter of Kuwait's entire population is under the age of 14 and yet with the exception of school assemblies, we never hear their voices. During Ramadan, Kuwait Times likes to publish a special series that engages with its readership in a more direct, personal way to learn their concerns, issues and viewpoints.

This Ramadan, we will chat with some of our youngest readers about their lives in Kuwait, in an attempt to see the world through their eyes. What do they see for the future of our beautiful country? What would they improve and how would they change it? By listening to their future plans, stories, and experience in Ramadan, we can remind ourselves and hopefully our readers of the ties that bind us all together as a species. These are the voice of Kuwait's future and we invite them to share their thoughts with us here.

Ray Nathaniel A Quitoriano is a six-year-old boy from Al-Salam International Academy, who was born in Kuwait. He loves to visit malls and parks in Kuwait, which he describes as 'a happy place'. Nathaniel likes to listen to the sounds of police, ambulance and fire truck sirens. "I like playing games on my gadget and watching Disney Kids is one of my pastimes. I like to help my parents in household chores and fixing my toys. My mother says I always have to be organized," he said.

Nathaniel also loves talking to his pet fish and feeding it is a part of his daily ritual. "I help my mother clean the water tank," he said. Nathaniel loves the rain, and remembers rainy days in the Philippines, when he played with his cousins.

Nathaniel wants to become a doctor. "I see my father wearing the long white coat and I want to be like him," he said. Nathaniel's father is a medical technologist at a public hospital in Kuwait. Asked what he knows about Ramadan, he said: "No eating until sunset. But I can eat because I am small and so I am excused."

If you would like your child to be interviewed for this special series, please email us at [email protected])

By Ben Garcia