Hamilton supports cause of education for less privileged kids

Voicing support for the right to education of children, international motor racing superstar Lewis Hamilton today met slum children and child labourers at a brick kiln on the outskirts of the city.
"The scene was quite shocking to me. I am fortunate to be in a position where I can raise awareness on these issues," said Hamilton who was today signed as the brand ambassador of international NGO Save the Children.
The racing star went to a slum in Taratalla where he met a nine-year-old girl who lives beside a busy railway line and risks her life daily when she crosses the tracks to get around.

Until the NGO's intervention, she was working in a roadside hotel and had never opened a book.
"It's shocking in this day and age to think that some children have never touched a book. It is inspiring to see how Save the Children's work helps children, but much more needs to be done in India, and across the world. We need to make sure every child has an education to raise them out of poverty," said the 2008 Formula One World Champion.
Fresh from the Indian Grand Prix, Hamilton met kids whom 'Save the Children' has helped escape a life of manual labour in brick kilns, and introduced them to school.

He also met young children living and working on the streets who are learning to read and write via innovative education projects.
It is estimated that around 5,00,000 children in West Bengal are employed in making bricks for India's booming construction industry.