Stella McCartney For War Child

Stella McCartney  has joined forces with War Child to launch Draw Me To Safety, an international art project that has been designed to raise awareness of how children that are most affected by war see the world, while at the same time offering cognitive support to the most vulnerable.

The project will ask young people, aged between eight and 15 in the UK and in conflict-affected countries, to create artwork based on the question: What makes you feel safe? McCartney will then create a fashion item based on the finished pieces, the profits from which will go directly to War Child.

"This project is about young people standing with children affected by conflict," McCartney said. "Children see the world with clarity and honesty. War Child UK and I are excited to share their insights through art that will raise awareness and encourage the world to do more to protect children from war."

"There are children across the world who don't know what safety means because all they have ever seen is conflict," Rob Williams, chief executive of War Child UK said. "Draw Me to Safety is about the power of children's voices to talk directly to the world."

The collaboration was announced at yesterday's Global Summit To End Sexual Violence in Conflict in London, which was hosted by Angelina Jolie and William Hague.

Stella McCartney & Angelina Jolie

"These are moving examples of how children who have lost so much see the world," said Jolie. "I hope that this campaign will bring their world closer to us all, and that many people will feel inspired to help protect vulnerable children living in conflict zones."