Reggae Artists Team Up to Raise Famine Awareness

Name: Reggae Artists Team Up to Raise Famine Awareness
Uploaded: 2011-07-26T20:31:00Z
Duration: P122S
Description: In 2010, the World Food Program recruited legendary reggae band The Wailers and Jamaican singer Duane Stephenson to write a song that would raise awareness for global hunger. Since the escalation of the famine in the Horn of Africa, that song, "A Step for Mankind" has become an anthem of the crisis.

Clip: 07/26/2011 | 2m 2s

In 2010, the World Food Program recruited legendary reggae band The Wailers and Jamaican singer Duane Stephenson to write a song that would raise awareness for global hunger. Since the escalation of the famine in the Horn of Africa, that song, "A Step for Mankind" has become an anthem of the crisis.

Aired: 07/26/11

Rating: NR

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