My name is Tony Collins, sometimes a professional bagpiper and other times a political activist of sorts.

I’ve been working at a circus in China for the past year and when the opportunity arose recently, I decided to travel to Lebanon with my bagpipes to meet people at Nahr al Bared, a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon, 10 miles from the Syrian border. I am working with the NGO War Child Holland working with children suffering the effects of war using muic and games to entertain and get to know these amazing kids.

This blog will document the many enlightening, warm and heart breaking encounters I am experiencing along the way and hopefully shine a spotlight on the stories of some of Lebanon’s most forgotten refugees.