Schoolchildren from Bath are preparing their voices to sing for Haiti.

Almost a month after the Caribbean island was hit by an earthquake, the Song for Haiti event is being held to raise money for survivors.

Ten-year-old Emily McKim, from Oldfield Park was so moved by the disaster that she was determined to do something to help.

After careful planning, and help from her parents Andrew and Stephanie, she has arranged for more than 270 children from nine schools in the city to sing together to raise money for the Disasters Emergency Committee.

The synchronised singing session takes place on Friday in The Forum, and will see children singing one of Emily's favourite songs - Heal the World by Michael Jackson.

Emily, a pupil at St Stephen's School at Lansdown, said: "If every school did a Song for Haiti we could get all the children trying to understand how Haiti children have been left with nothing.

"Please join in and sing for Haiti."

The singing starts at 2pm, and a donation of £1 is being asked of every child.

Mr McKim said: "As a family we have seen the suffering in Haiti and we want to help as much as we can.

"The principal aim of this event is to allow the children of the UK to send out a wave of compassion to the stricken people of Haiti."

The family hope that other schools throughout the country will hold singing sessions in their cities.

Money raised will go to the DEC, which unite agency efforts in times of disaster.

Aid workers are in Haiti, helping survivors to get food, clean water, emergency shelter, medical care and other support.

Homes and buildings were destroyed in the earthquake, which happened on January 12, and measured 7.2 on the Richter scale

Survivors are desperate for aid, such as medicine and food.

For more information on the event visit www.songforhaiti.co.uk.

To find out more about the DEC, visit www.dec.org.uk.