Camila Batmanghelidjh: Kids Company
The founder of South London charity Kids Company, talks about working with profoundly vulnerable youth.
23 September 2005
From Week 6: 'The George and Dragon Public House'
Camila Batmanghelidjh, psychotherapist and founder of South London charity Kids Company, talks about the different demands and sensitivities in play when working with profoundly vulnerable youth. Using art as a therapeutic tool, she has given thousands of troubled kids a means of dealing with daily violence and neglect. Tough realities were channelled into a powerful vision when she worked with over 1000 young participants on the acclaimed Shrinking Childhoods installation at Tate Modern (2004-5). Kids Company was established in 1996 and now reaches 25 inner-city schools. Batmanghelidjh's writings include the recent Shattered Lives: Children who Live with Courage and Dignity.