Lewis Hamilton snubs F1 party to visit poverty-stricken children in Far East | Metro.co.uk

Lewis Hamilton snubs F1 party to visit poverty-stricken children in Far East

Read more: Lewis Hamilton snubs F1 party to visit poverty-stricken children in Far East | Metro.co.uk

The former Formula 1 champion bypassed the champagne parties and raced to the Philippines on an awareness-raising trip for Unicef.

While there, Hamilton shot a short film about the lives of the 85,000 children who live and work on the streets of Manila, struggling for food and shelter.

He spent time with youngsters including ten-year-old Reynold, who is forced to live in a cart and work and beg to raise money for his younger brothers Arnold, nine, and Rico, two, to eat.



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