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Christina Aguilera: 'Seeing starvation and poverty in Rwanda made me feel guilty'

'Let There Be Love' songstress Christina Aguilera has revealed that visiting Kigali, Rwanda recently on a hunger relief mission made her feel guilty about the way she lives when there is so much starvation and poverty in the world. 

She visited the area back in June and confessed to People magazine that witnessing the lifestyles of those who live there was shocking and she felt bad at having to go home because she just wanted to stay and help:

"This trip came at a time when I really needed to step away and connect with bigger issues in the world, [and] this trip really touched me in a way I never felt before. I came home and really wondered about why some people are born to some situations and others are born in a different place."

''I had to come to terms with a little guilt even for coming home and not doing more. The people of Rwanda touched me in a way I cannot express or put into words. They are in a place that needs our help and I am so proud of the work that we are doing there."

She added that as a mother, it was especially hard to see children who were starving as she felt so helpless: "After the birth of my son (Max, 5), I started looking into causes that touched me as a mother and I was so moved by the work the World Food Programme and Yum! did."

''As a mom, to know that there are kids that go to bed hungry is just not acceptable. Food is a human right in my mind and knowing that I can help means so much. In Rwanda, we visited a school. The kids walk approximately two miles to get there, not only to learn but for many this is their only meal of the day."

 

 

 

 

 

Watch her music video for 'Let There Be Love' here: