|PIC1|Pop star Madonna will boost her image as a serious campaigner against child poverty, as she plans to make a film out of the documentary footage she's been shooting in Malawi.

Titled Raising Malawi after the charity she founded in the country, the film will include footage of the orphanage from where she adopted her son David and interviews with key political figures in the fight against poverty, such as Nelson Mandela.

A source told the Sun: "She has poured her heart and soul into this movie and believes it will have the same effect on the world as the Live Aid concerts."

"Madonna wants to dedicate the rest of her life to helping children. She desperately wants to become the female Bono and be taken as seriously as him. Her days of being the Material Girl are gone."

Bono is not the only role model for the pop queen. In February, Madonna encouraged everyone to 'be like Jesus.'

"Jesus' message was to love your neighbour as yourself, and there are people in need. I hope that people got that message," Madonna said.

She further stated that she wants "to be like Gandhi and Martin Luther King and John Lennon."

Madonna is currently in Malawi to oversee the work being carried out by the Raising Malawi group but she is rumoured to also be looking into adopting another child, according to her spokesperson.