The fund, which has already elevated $30 million, is powered by advocates and also business companions of WHO and also Global Citizen. The cash will certainly assist local and also local charities that give shelter, food, and health and wellness care to everybody affected by COVID-19.
As we practice social distancing to slow the spread of COVID-19, it’s crucial to somehow remain connected with each other. What better means to do that than through songs?
On Saturday, April 18th, Global Citizen will certainly partner with the World Health Organization (WHO) to host “One World: Together At Home,” an online, at-home concert. Hosted by comedians Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, as well as Stephen Colbert, this multi-hour digital program intends to raise cash for its COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund as well as commemorate healthcare employees combating on the front lines.
“As we honor and support the brave initiatives of neighborhood wellness employees, “One World: Together At Home” aims to act as a source of unity and inspiration in the international battle to finish COVID-19,” cofounder and CEO of Global Citizen, Hugh Evans created in a declaration emailed to Allure. “Through home entertainment, effect, and songs, the international live-cast will certainly commemorate those that risk their own wellness to secure everyone else’s.”
There will be at-home performances from Alanis Morissette, Andrea Bocelli, Billie Eilish, Elton John, John Legend, Lizzo, Kacey Musgraves, Stevie Wonder, and a lot more. Customers can likewise anticipate appearances from celebrities like Idris and also Sabrina Elba, Kerry Washington, David Beckham, and Priyanka Chopra Jonas throughout the show.
International Citizen is simply the current of lots of brands as well as firms pulling in sources to assist combat the pandemic. LVMH and also Coty Inc. are making hand sanitisers, while nail brand name CND as well as hair-care brand SheaMoisture are starting funds to help save local business influenced by mandated store closures. If there’s a positive side in any of this, it’s the collaboration worldwide to aid each other.
You can tune in to the real-time program on Saturday, April 18 at 8 p.m. ET (midnight UK time). It will certainly stream on numerous systems, consisting of Amazon Prime Video, Instagram, and also YouTube, as well as will air on ABC, NBC, and iHeart Media, among other networks. For more information on how to watch, look into globalcitizen.org.
We’ll be tuning in without a doubt from the comfort of our very own houses.
