The legendary singer, Mica Paris has become Patron of the charity Kibera in Need which was set up in 2007 to make life better for families in the vast Kibera slum in Nairobi, Kenya.

Ms Paris is one of the UK’s finest and most respected female singers with a career full of Top 10 hit singles and albums worldwide.

She is currently recording a long-awaited new album of original material featuring renowned guest singers and musicians to be released later in 2011. Most recently Mica has been honoured as an “Icon” at Windsor Castle by the Duke of Edinburgh and will return later this year to perform for his 90th birthday celebrations.

The desperate conditions in the vast Kibera slum were highlighted in the UK earlier this year in a Comic Relief documentary. KIN funds more than 200 Kibera children through school, runs a weekly feeding programme, has made 400 small business loans and provided mattresses, vaccinations, medical support, outings, vocational training and much more.

Mica, pledging her support for the work of KIN said, ‘It is indeed an honour to be a patron of this great cause. Our children are our future. Please join me in reaching out to give these children and their families, living in such desperate conditions, a chance of a better life.’