Long-time Comic Relief supporter and all-round amazing singer Annie Lennox has launched SING, a new charity single calling on women to 'sing out' around the issues of HIV and AIDS. Featuring the vocal talents of 23 major female artists, including Angelique Kidjo, Madonna, Melissa Etheridge, Dido, Pink, Shakira, Fergie and Céline Dion, the single is aimed at raising international awareness of the impact of HIV and AIDS in South Africa, particularly the epidemic's toll on women and children.
Money raised by the single will go to South African HIV and AIDS organization Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) - an organisation funded by Comic Relief.
Watch and buy it today to be a part of the fight against AIDS. Visit Annie’s site for more information.
"I've seen the devastating effects that HIV and AIDS have on families and communities, and I know we won't overcome poverty unless we win the fight against AIDS," said Annie Lennox. "That's why I'm demanding that rich and poor country government's live up to their promises and deliver healthcare for everyone, especially women. I've written a song, called SING, about the AIDS crisis – watch it today and be part of the fight against AIDS."
Featured on the single are the members of TAC's choir The Generics, whose 2001 song on preventing mother-to-child transmission, Jikelele, provides the outro to SING. TAC has become the leading civil society force behind HIV and AIDS treatment, prevention and care in South Africa. Since its inception in 1998, TAC has held the South African government accountable, campaigned against official AIDS denialism, challenged the world's leading pharmaceutical companies to make treatment more affordable and cultivated community leadership on HIV and AIDS.
You can watch the video for SING here.