Wellness champion of the year: Sarah Brook, The Sparkle Foundation

In less than three decades, Sarah Brook experienced the kind of dramatic events you would only expect to see in an action movie. Held at knifepoint, suffered a severe brain injury, wrongfully arrested in Malawi, and rushed to hospital for a life-threatening operation; these events have led a young British charity worker and entrepreneur to create a charity that improves the lives, education, and wellbeing of thousands of vulnerable children and helps their local communities in Malawi.

After sharing her story on social media and at speaking events, her charity the Sparkle army started to grow and in five years it has gone from 8 volunteers and 50 children to today 50 employees, 200 volunteers, and 7,500 children being supported.

Sarah wakes up every day knowing she can make a difference and the work she is doing is purposeful and there is nothing that will ever beat that feeling.