Firoz Patel

Firoz Patel is the founder and CEO of Childreach International, a child rights organisation, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. His passion for unlocking the potential of children and young people led him to change careers and study for an International Development and NGO Management degree at the University of East London, where he graduated with 1st Class Honours in 2005. He started Childreach International with a group of student volunteers, which has since won Best Fundraising Team at the Institute of Fundraising National Awards and the Third Sector Excellence Award in 2011 and was named as one of the 50 Top New Radicals by NESTA and The Observer in 2012.

www.childreach.org.uk