<p><strong>The woman</strong><br />Growing up in a very wealthy Iranian family, Camila decided that she wanted to work with forgotten children. But at 14, Camila's privileged home life fell apart: her country was in revolution and she was in exile at school in the UK without any financial support. At first she began working in special-needs nurseries and soon realized that to pursue her dream she needed qualifications. Despite being severely dyslexic, Warwick University agreed to take her on a psychology course. At 23, Camila was able to work as a part-time therapist within local-authority family service units and it was here she recognized that many of the children didn't need therapy but rather a wrap-around care structure.</p><p><strong>Her fight: « Kid's Company »</strong><br />To help children who fall under the radar of the hugely over-burdened care system, A Place to Be grew into a national programme offering therapy in school. But when Camila realized she was doing too much fundraising and not enough working with the children themselves, she stepped down and in 1996 established Kids Company.</p><p><strong>What about now?</strong><br />Camila is able to take on staff and pay salaries for one year. She set up the infrastructure to coordinate the current 1,000 volunteers working across all Kids Company projects, and is attempting to recruit a further 500 volunteers.</p>
