Miriam Kariuki

An experienced social worker with 3 years technical experience in child rights programmes and community outreach programmes. A highly motivated individual who takes personal initiative to ensure that the tasks assigned are done in due time. Currently working at Quality Kids Children's Home as a Social Worker.

Social Worker at QUALITY KIDS CHILDRENS HOME (QK) (2025-01 – Present)

The institution is a registered Children's Home that offers safety and care for vulnerable children and abandoned. Its major objective is the wellbeing of the children.

• Tracing and reintegration of children who had been away from their families for several years
• Facilitated independent living for children of age with no family members
• Supported foster placements and family reunification
• Helped management change lives by taking children from poor background into school

Social Worker at SPRINGS OF HOPE CHILDREN'S HOME (2024-05 – 2024-12)

The institution core values were to provide care, protection and support to children who faced neglect, abuse, abandonment, poverty and loss of parents.

• Offered guiding and counselling to help children deal with trauma and loss
• Re-united some of the children back to their families
• Advocated for vulnerable individuals and groups to ensure they get their rights and access to resources

Social Worker at AMANI CHILDREN'S HOME (2024-01 – 2024-04)

The child centre acts as a rescue centre for abandoned children and orphans by giving them basic needs and psychosocial support. Participated in capacity building and empowerment to enable vulnerable households get financial skills and knowledge to manage and raise their standards of living.

• Counseled the children who were intensely affected with various challenges and hardships
• Improved living standards due to capacity building and empowerment
• Stabilized children emotionally and physically due to continued moral support

Intern Social Worker at NJORO SALVATION ARMY SPECIAL SCHOOL (2023-04 – 2023-08)

Worked with special children with various unique individual needs and advocated for learners' rights, strengths and needs in the school setting. Engaged them in various activities to develop their self-esteem, social skills and coping strategies.

• Created awareness on children rights with special needs by attending Chief barazas to address parents and guardians
• Traced and reintegrated a good number of children back to their families
• Trained parents Capacity Building and Empowerment
• Collected data regarding identified Children with special needs on the Streets and the abandoned. Also did follow up reports
• Conducted home visits, parental education and reintegration

Diploma in Social Work and Community Development – KIRIRI WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (2022-01 – 2024-01)

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education – JOMO KENYATTA GIRL'S HIGH SCHOOL (2018-01 – 2022-01)

Kenya Certificate of Primary Education – ANESTAR PRIMARY SCHOOL (2009-01 – 2017-01)