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If you took part in 'make a song and dance about poverty' you helped create something amazing. Download the track for free at www.oxfam.org.uk/song. If you want to do more to take on poverty, it couldn’t be easier, text SONG to 70066 to donate £2.
Today, the 85 richest people on the planet have as much wealth as the 3.5 billion poorest – that’s half the world’s population. We think that’s wrong. To help turn up the volume on poverty, we recorded festival goers and celebrities, including Simon Pegg, Eliza Doolittle and Foals, making a song and dance about poverty. The support was incredible with 18,000 people taking part across the UK. Full credits of participants is listed on the link above.
Using thousands of song and dance segments, Eclectic Method (aka Jonny Wilson) created this totally unique and epic video which will be shared far and wide to highlight the growing gap between rich and poor. So make sure you download the track and share this with your friends!
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Perou's words of advice for celebrities who want to make a difference, in response to your question.
Perou tackles your questions: - Will Oxfam's projects in Mukuru actually make a difference? - What will he take back to his photographic career in the UK from this week's trip?
Does he have to adapt his plans to fit into difficult shoot conditions? Perou tells all in response to your question.
Perou answers your question about whether he feels he has to censor any of his photos when he witnesses difficult scenes in Kenya.
A question from James - fashion photography is all about glamour and excess, so how is #perouskenya different from all that?
Will the #perouskenya trip leave a lasting impression on the rest of Perou's work when he gets back home?
How much does Perou prepare for a shoot in advance and how much of it is spontaneous on the day?
You've been asking if Perou has had to carefully select his photos or censor them in any way.
Perou answers your question on how this week's shoots are different from his more usual celebrity portrait work, and talks about the moments he's been catching on camera this week.
A question for Perou - how is #perouskenya diffferent from being a celebrity photographer?
Perou answers your questions, here talking about how the inequality that exists in Kenya has shocked him this week.
Perou talks about giving local Kenyans cameras and creating a photo exhibition of their images later this week.
Perou talks about the warm welcome he's received in Kenya, and about the difficulties of setting up a photo studio in Mukuru slum.
And what's his advice on how to start out as a photographer? Perou answers more of your questions.
Perou answers your questions: what does he aim to achieve for Oxfam on this trip, and what's his photographic vision?
Mark has questions for Perou about explaining his work to the people in the slum, and photo displays.
A question sent in from a supporter via Audioboo for Perou to answer on how different this trip is from his usual, more glamorous photo shoots.
Rob Proctor asks Perou a question about how people can contribute to the project and find out more.