Brit Award-Winning Singer Promotes Christian Aid Projects

Christian Aid staff and Brit award-winning singer, Lemar, recently travelled to Uganda to present a short series of films for GMTV.

The programme is scheduled to be broadcast on Wednesday 16 May.

In the African country, Lemar witnessed the struggles experienced by Ugandans in their everyday lives and reported on what Christian Aid is doing to help.

The singer visited orphans whose parents were lost to HIV but who, helped by Christian Aid, have been given the chance of gaining a good education. He also witnessed education projects where music and drama are used to teach children about HIV.

Throughout the morning, Lemar highlights the plight of child soldiers. Children as young as 14, abducted by rebel forces during the Civil War, now return to face the communities they were trained to kill.

Lemar said: "I saw some amazing projects supported by Christian Aid in Uganda. Projects which are helping people come together after a civil war, others which work on dealing with climate change and education for kids affected by HIV.

"One year at school for one of these kids costs 36 quid. Money for that, and water and seeds for farmers all really change lives. When you go and hear them say 'You're making such a big difference in my life and I can feed my family', it really does show that every little bit does help."

He continued: "I left Uganda with a sense that, although things are unbelievably tough for many people, it was nice to see the positives of what was being done by Christian Aid projects. I thought the nature of the people there was amazing."

Lemar is promoting Christian Aid Week, the UK's longest-running fundraising week which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year and runs from 14-20 May.