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Some of you may already suspect I have a slight streak of madness and you are absolutely right. To prove that I am having yet another mid- life crisis, I have decided to undertake the Atacama Crossing, a 250km ultra-marathon at altitude in the Atacama Desert in Chile. This is the driest place on earth and somewhere normally reserved for the testing of lunar buggies and the filming of space movies. Not only is this a challenge in its own right, but while willfully destroying myself I hope to raise some money for others less fortunate.
KIDS
COMPANY
Tel: 020 7202 2700
www.kidsco.org.uk
No child should ever feel alone. Help us transform the life of a vulnerable child.
Kids Company was founded by Camila Batmanghelidjh in 1996. Our aim is to provide practical, emotional and educational support to vulnerable inner-city children and young people.
Many of the 14,000 children reached by Kids Company’s services have experienced severe and multiple trauma. Often these are ‘lone children’ living in chronic deprivation, with little or no support and face the daily anxieties of caring for their family as the role of parent and child is reversed.
We give them hope by providing a safe, caring, nurturing environment where support is tailored to the needs of each individual. Our aim is to empower children, who have experienced enormous challenges, to lead positive lives. We offer unrelenting love for every child, whatever it takes.
Our staff are constantly inspired by the courage and dignity expressed by vulnerable
children in the face of overwhelming challenges, and in everything we do the child is put first.
In 2007 Kids Company was awarded the Liberty and JUSTICE Human Rights Award.
The need for Kids Company
More than 95% of the children and young people we support come to us seeking help, or are referred by their peers; 97% say that Kids Company is effective. Research shows that young people coming to Kids Company face the following difficulties:
Kids’ achievements
The University of London’s 2008 study found that Kids Company had helped:
At Kids Company in 2008
