REFUGEE children are receiving help from an artistic schoolgirl.

Daisy McDonald, from Lewes, was so horrified by the treatment of some refugees arriving in the UK that she set up a website to sell artwork.

The money that she receives is sent to the Hummingbird Project Brighton, a charity based in Fleet Street which supports the rights of young refugees.

The 14-year-old has already raised £330 by asking local artists and friends to create pieces of art that she can make copies of and sell on her website.

Daisy, who attends Lewes Old Grammar School, said: "I love art, and I wanted to turn something that brings joy to me into something that helps other people.

"I recently read a book about a young refugee, and I felt so disgusted that some, especially when they have already lost so much and have often risked their lives.

"I chose the Hummingbird Project because they are a Brighton based charity that helps young refugees, and I am so pleased that the money I raised will allow the charity to support a young person for a year."

The Hummingbird Project was created to help refugees in Calais, France, recruiting hundreds of doctors to treat the injured and sick.

The charity evolved into one which focused on helping children sometimes as young as eight years old who arrive alone at refugee camps.

It now builds and maintains safe zones for children, protecting them from recruiters from terrorist groups such as ISIS and the Taliban.

Daisy's headteacher Robert Blewitt said: "We found out what Daisy was doing as she mentioned it when filing out her Duke of Edinburgh forms, and we just could not be prouder of her.

"Lots of people read something which affects them, and they resolve to help, but how many actually fulfil that resolution?

"Daisy is an inspiration to us in that shows that if we all acted on our best thoughts, the world would be a better place."