Ziria is living with her mother and four siblings in a house that was given to them by someone who needed caretakers for his gardens. Both of her parents were totally uneducated; the mother was a housewife while the father was a pit digger.

One day, their father went to do a job in an unknown location and never came back. They have not heard from him at all. Now their mother provides for the children through some food that is given to her by the garden owner. She also sometimes digs in other people’s gardens to get enough food and some money for other basic needs, but she certainly cannot afford to send her children to school.

Ziria and her siblings would like to become good citizens by completing their educations but they will not be able to without sponsorships. Ziria likes learning about science and playing netball.