Robert Carlyle is backing the SCIAF 2012 WEE BOX, BIG Change campaign. Are you joining him? (Photo: SCIAF/Paul McSherry)

Massive Scottish stars including Robert Carlyle and Susan Boyle are set to "give it up" for the good of some of the world's most vulnerable people.

The two stars are amongst a star studded line up who want to back SCIAF in our WEE BOX, BIG Change campaign for Lent 2012.

Robert Carlyle is a global icon following starring roles in Trainspotting and The Full Monty. SCIAF are delighted he has pledged to give up coffee this Lent to support the 2012 WEE BOX, BIG Change campaign.

The campaign will launch on Ash Wednesday (22nd February) and runs for the duration of Lent. Singing sensation Susan Boyle will launch the campaign with SCIAF for the second year running.

What will you be giving up? Tell SCIAF by tweeting @SCIAF with #WEEBOXBIGTweet or by posting a message on Facebook.

Everybody taking part in the campaign gives up their favourite treat and collects the money they would have spent during the 40 days of lent, finishing up by donating it to SCIAF's work across Africa, Asia and Latin America. It is simple, but it saves lives across the world.

SCIAF caught up with Robert Carlyle during the Christmas break. Robert called for fellow Scots to join him in supporting the campaign to make a real difference in the fight against global poverty:

"SCIAF helps some of the poorest people in the world to work their way out of poverty. They give a hand up, not a hand out, providing practical help such as seeds, tools and training so that people can feed themselves and their families, not just today but in the future.

"This Lent I'm giving up coffee and putting the money I save into my WEE BOX. Please join me. Give up something for Lent and put what you would have spent into your SCIAF WEE BOX. Together we will change the lives of some of the poorest people in the world."

Robert features alongside celebrities such as Susan Boyle, Ally McCoist, the Proclaimers and Kaye Adams in the SCIAF 2012 WEE BOX, BIG Change campaign.

SCIAF’s Head of Communications and Education Philippa Bonella said:

“SCIAF is totally star-struck by the fabulous support the WEE BOX, BIG Change campaign is receiving from superstars like Robert and Susan. We are extremely grateful to them and the many other famous Scots for their support and we sincerely hope it will encourage more and more people to back the campaign. Every penny raised will be spent wisely to maximise the practical support we can provide to people living in extreme poverty overseas.”

Last year the campaign raised the staggering total of over £900,000 to help SCIAF provide vulnerable people affected by conflict, hunger, poverty, and disease with practical support including seeds, tools and livestock to poor farmers, skills training and small loans to help people generate an income, and healthcare and trauma counselling to those affected by war.

Let us know what you will be giving up by tweeting @sciaf with #WEEBOXBIGTweet or post it on our Facebook page. You can find out more about WEE BOX, BIG Change here