Where it all began
On assignment in the former Yugoslavia in 1993, filmmakers David Wilson and Bill Leeson, along with social entrepreneur Willemijn Verloop, were horrified by the violence and ethnic cleansing they witnessed and particularly, the impact this was having on innocent children.
When they returned to the UK, they were shocked to find that this massacre, happening on their European doorstep, was met with indifference and inaction from political leaders.
So, they decided to do something about it – and War Child was born.