Last week, we shared a photograph of 9-year-old Daniel Cabrera, a Filipino kid, doing his homework on the pavement using the faint light from a nearby McDonald's outlet.

The photograph went viral all over the world and as it turns out, Daniel's family has been flooded with financial aid in the form of cash donations, school supplies and a college scholarship.

His mother, Christina Espinosa, who juggles two jobs - a grocery store employee and a domestic help - is over the moon.

"We're overjoyed. I don't know what I will do with all of these blessings," said the 42-year-old Christina to AFP.

"Now, Daniel will not have to suffer just to finish his studies. He always tells me: 'Mama, I don't want to stay poor. I want to reach my dreams'."