Five million households with school-aged children in the US do not have internet access at home – making it extremely difficult for children to do their homework.

Some students are going to extreme lengths to connect to the internet, including going to school hours before class to use the network or sitting outside of fast-food restaurants at night to use their Wi-Fi.

The 1Million Project, an initiative set up by Sprint, aims to address this issue by providing connected devices to one million low-income students across America.

Access to the internet is helping to transform their lives.

Travel blogger @Davidsbeenhere traveled to Rhode Island and met with Hannah, one of the students provided internet access through Sprint.

As an aspiring chef, it enabled Hannah to cook up a recipe for success at home, as well as at college. Her inability to access the internet was delaying her progress as a chef, but as a part of the 1 Million Project, Hannah has the opportunity to use channels like YouTube to find additional Liberian recipes and apply to college in order to study culinary arts. Her dreams of setting up a culinary school in Liberia are now well within reach.

Hannah is one of many success stories from the program.

In a survey of students who participated in a pilot, 86 percent said the 1Million Project improved their attitude toward learning and school, and helped them do their homework in a comfortable, convenient and safe place. And 80 percent said it improves the likelihood that they will continue on to college.

This story is being showcased as part of the Case For Change, which tells powerful stories of human change, all backed by mobile connectivity.

Making its way around the world, the #CaseForChange is packed with everything people need to tell their stories on what mobile operators globally are doing to tackle the United Nation’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals.