back to Awards & NomineesThe Inspiration Awards - Camilla Batmanghelidjh

Batmanghelidjh works with disturbed and brutalised children in some of London's most deprived areas. Her vocation is surprising considering her background - she was born in Iran into a very wealthy family and received round-the-clock protection by police drivers before coming to an English boarding school at the age of 12.

A trained psychotherapist, she founded her first children's charity in her early 20s, re-mortgaging her house to finance it. Kids Company offers a comprehensive package of care to 500 children each year. A woman of exemplary patience.