Jaffer Hussain

My local hero is in a league of his own, he's been my youth worker for over a year now and I've never known anyone that can change lives like he can. I come from Blackburn and life in this town can be pretty tough but he offers a helping hand to anyone that needs it, he works and works and works to make sure that life for young people is filled with rich knowledge and a sense of direction. He has changed my life in so many ways, through him I have acquired life skills, communication skills, leadership skills and knowledge that no other could offer me and that's just my life he's changed, there are hundreds of people that could tell you the same. I can think of no other person more eligible to carry a torch for the Olympic games, and even then he'll be educating as he goes along.