Snow Patrol visit Uganda

Snow Patrol travelled to northern Uganda with Save the Children visiting some of the poorest communities in the world. 

The Band members, singer Gary Lightbody and drummer Jonny Quinn, visited schools and hospitals in Northern Uganda. The schools are supported by Save the Children's Rewrite the Future campaign to provide education for children in conflict-affected areas. Twenty years of conflict in Northern Uganda destroyed many schools and today nearly half of all six-year-olds do not go to school.

"Snow Patrol has been supporting our work to provide education to children in conflict affected areas and it's been a great opportunity for them to see first hand the impact of our work. They also heard from local people their desire for the peace process to hold and move forward so that they can return home and start to rebuild their lives," Moses Cik, Emergency Education adviser for Save the Children in Uganda said.

"We were invited to come here by Save the Children and Oxfam Ireland to learn more about the everyday situation for people in Uganda. We have been inspired by the people we have met, those working to bring about change despite extraordinary hardship, Gary Lightbody said.

"Uganda is an incredible country and we have been thoroughly welcomed throughout our visit. We have seen firsthand the work being done to support children and families living in extreme poverty," said Jonny Quinn.

Snow Patrol is a Grammy Award nominated rock band from Northern Ireland. Their fourth album, ‘Eyes Open’, has sold four million copies worldwide, and they have had sold out tours around the world. 

Snow Patrol helped launch Save the Children's global campaign Rewrite the Future to provide education for children in conflict affected countries. They have also given the proceeds from two singles to support Save the Children's overseas work.