This photo of a little boy doing his homework on the street sums up the importance of education

A photo of a little Filipino boy doing his homework on the street by the light of McDonalds is going viral after being posted to Facebook.

The pic was taken in Cebu in the Philippines by medical student Joyce Gilos Torrefranca. She posted it to Facebook with the caption "I got inspired by a kid".

She told Rappler why.