Another good example of personal and collective commitment was the song We Are the World, in which Michael Jackson had a very important role as songwriter and performer.

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The recording of this song, which took place in 1985, brought together some of the time's most well-known music artists. It was a great success, topping music charts throughout the world, winning three Grammy Awards and raising more than the equivalent to 150 million dollars today.

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We are the world was meant to raise funds and awareness for the poor in Africa, specifically Ethiopia – where, as we have seen – around one million people died during the country's 1983-1985 famine.

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Read Bob Geldorf's words (the main campaign's promoter):

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I think what's happening in Africa is a crime of historic proportions ... You walk into one of the huts and you see meningitis and malaria and typhoid buzzing around in the air. And you see dead bodies lying side by side with the live ones ... In some of the camps, you see 15 bags of flour for 27,500 people. And it's that that we're here for.

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Text based on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Are_the_World

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