Camila Batmanghelidjh (1963–2024)
Autore di Mind The Child: The Victoria Line
Opere di Camila Batmanghelidjh
Opere correlate
Queen of Teen: Ten Fabulous Stories by Top Authors in Aid of Kids Company (2010) — Prefazione — 21 copie
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Data di nascita
- 1963-01-01
- Data di morte
- 2024-01-01
- Sesso
- female
- Nazionalità
- UK
- Luogo di nascita
- Tehran, Iran
- Luogo di residenza
- West Hampstead, London, England
- Istruzione
- Sherborne School for Girls, Dorset, England, UK
Warwick University
Regent's University, London - Attività lavorative
- activist (children's rights)
- Organizzazioni
- The Kid's Company
Utenti
Recensioni
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 5
- Opere correlate
- 1
- Utenti
- 81
- Popolarità
- #222,754
- Voto
- 4.3
- Recensioni
- 3
- ISBN
- 14
- Lingue
- 1
Camila Batmanghelidjh, the CEO of Kids Company at the time, discusses how the brains of these children are different and how care, love and a supportive environment can assist. I found the neuropsychiatry interesting, but it was the stories told by the kids themselves that have the most power. These stories are brutally honest, sometimes horrifying at the things they need to do to survive. Sometimes the system isn’t fair either. The story of one young man who wanted to work with computers and enrolled in a college course, only to be told that his government assistance would decrease to the point where he couldn’t afford rent, was exceptionally sad. He was told to drop his course, which he did and he now runs drugs, making much more money but without realising his dream.
I looked up Kids Company after reading this, as it seemed like a great charity, only to find that it is no more after financial and other issues. This shouldn’t detract away from the book though, as the stories told are heartbreaking.
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