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Miranda Ramjattan voted NL Young Humanitarian of the Year
NL Young Humanitarian of the Year – Canadian Red Cross
Miranda Ramjattan
From an early age, Miranda Ramjattan has demonstrated interest and commitment to helping those in need locally and globally. At age 12 she was named top fundraiser at the Leary’s Brook Junior High School’s World Vision 30-Hour Famine, raising thousands of dollars for the charity.
At 16, she became involved with the Asper Program, raising awareness about human rights, racism and the Holocaust. Most recently she has become a fundraising volunteer ambassador with the Canadian Red Cross.
Ramjattan strives to improve the lives of youth including those with disabilities. She’s been honored by the Autism Society of Newfoundland and Labrador (ASNL) as its 2013 volunteer of the year and continues to give time at its Elaine Dobbin Centre as well as fundraising and awareness events and weekly participation in its Social Thinking program for children six years and older.
She volunteered in 2014 with Big Brothers Big Sisters’ Go Girl program that helps girls improve their understanding of topics like nutrition, fitness and positive self-image.
Ramjattan is a 2014 graduate of Memorial University with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology. While studying at MUN, Ramjattan was an English as a Second Language conversation partner helping newcomer students practice their English, and spent her summer in 2011 as a volunteer English teacher for children ages six to 14 in Quito, Ecuador. She also served as the second year representative in MUN’s Psychology Society.
Ramjattan is also a long-time volunteer at St. James United Church in St. John’s including with its Sight Restored band that has also performed at senior citizens’ residences, youth forums, for inmates of Her Majesty’s Penitentiary, as well as fundraisers for organizations such as War Child Canada. She now serves as the youth representative on the church’s executive board.