Meet Miriam

Miriam was born on the streets and her mother was not able to take good care of her children. Two of her siblings were already in the Open Arms Village and the children's officers later decided to take Miriam and rescue her from the harsh life she was living and she was also brought to the Open Arms Village.

With sponsorship provision Miriam can have the care and protection she needs, along with a quality education. She is in grade four studying at the Open Arms Academy. She is always jovial, friendly, polite and thoughtful of others. She goes to school everyday and she is very determined and always has a positive attitude towards learning. Miriam is bold and daring. She is persistent and self driven to do whatever she is passionate about. She loves being part of extracurricular activities and she is passionate about cooking. She also loves participating in games. Her favourite games are role playing, football and athletics. She always talks about one day becoming a chef.