US actor Jack Black has become visibly emotional after spending a day with a 12-year-old Ugandan boy who lives in extreme poverty and dreams of an education.
The actor travelled to Uganda to meet with children living in poverty as part of a Red Nose Day campaign.
There he spent the day with a 12-year-old boy called Felix who lives on the streets and collects plastic bottles to make money.
In a heartbreaking video of the pair’s encounter, Felix tells the actor that his mother died and he did not know who his father was.
"Do you have brothers or sisters?" Black asks.
"Yes," Felix says. "But I don’t know where they are."
He says his one wish is to go to school and get an education.
Later, Felix takes the actor to show him where he sleeps and Black is shocked by the conditions on the street.
"As you can see there is garbage everywhere, it’s totally unsanitary," Black says. "He's totally exposed to the elements and strangers, everywhere."
"It's unfathomable. This is not a place for a 12-year-old boy to be sleeping alone."
Felix tells Black that he doesn't want to keep living on the streets and wants to go with him to the US.
After the meeting Black is moved to tears as he speaks about Felix's plight. "I can't imagine my kids going through something like that and [Felix] is every bit as brilliant and sharp as any kid I've met," he says.
Watch the full clip here:
