Laughter with a cause: Clowns helping Syrian kids smile again


Takes more than medicine to cure a frown: Humanitarian organisation Clowns Without Borders has a mission

Does aid work always have to be serious? Do you have to be a doctor working on the frontline or an aid worker distributing food to refugees? David Clay, a clown from the US, thinks not.

Once a construction worker, Clay now volunteers for Clowns Without Borders, an international non-profit organisation that uses laughter to relieve suffering among children in refugee camps, conflict zones and natural disaster areas.

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