PROJECT
Camelia Botnar Foundation
FUNDING
Around £2m a year, funded by income from the charity's initial endowment
BACKGROUND
In 1979, motor retail entrepreneur and philanthropist Octav Botnar and his wife Marcela founded the Camelia Botnar Foundation in memory of their daughter, who was killed in a road accident aged 20. The charity provides residential vocational training to disadvantaged young people at its country estate in Cowfold, West Sussex. It has gone from working with just a handful of trainees to up to 50 at any one time.
ACTION
Young people aged 16 to 19 from across the UK are referred by professionals such as probation officers, social workers or staff from Troubled Families programmes. They can also self-refer. The training on offer is aimed at those from disadvantaged backgrounds or with problems in their lives. No previous skills or qualifications are required but applicants must show they're willing to work hard.
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