Legendary singer and music sensation
Sonu Nigam has committed to joining in the fight against malnutrition, which
kills over one million children in India every year. Sonu Nigam has sung a
soulful track for the same
Fight Hunger Foundation, a Mumbai-based
NGO dedicated exclusively to the fight against malnutrition, has announced that
Mr Sonu Nigam will be their Goodwill Ambassador, helping to raise awareness
about malnutrition and its causes. The organization is active in three states
of India: Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh, where its expert teams
diagnose and treat malnourished children,
and work with mothers on prevention techniques, which include the
promotion of breastfeeding, good hygiene and care practices and providing a
nutritious diet. This work saves lives.
In a unique initiative, Sonu Nigam has
rendered an emotional and soulful song titled 'Hope in the Future' where he pledges to win back dreams for children,
and make sure that every child smiles again. The song is all set to release
digitally on 16th December. The video of
the song features Sonu Nigam himself, singing in his unique and passionate
style, influencing the listener to join the fight against malnutrition.
'Fight Hunger Foundation' is thrilled
that Sonu Nigam is backing them and
believe that with his support they can create awareness among people so we can
collectively as a society make India, a hunger free country.
A source close to Sonu explains the
singer’s decision to support the cause saying, "Sonu feels strongly about
providing every child in India a happy and healthy future, and has readily lent his support. He hopes
that people will listen to his song “Hope In The Future”, become more aware
about the issue through his song and will pledge their support to Fight Hunger
Foundation. He strongly believes that
our children are the future and we must do whatever we can to protect and
nourish them"
Commenting on the same, renowned singer
Sonu Nigam says, “I can no longer just stand by, while millions of children in
India die of hunger. We know how to fight hunger: we can beat it. My new song
called 'Hope in the Future' is dedicated to an amazing organization called
Fight Hunger Foundation. They fight everyday so that one day, no child in India
will die of hunger. I know that if we come together to fight hunger, this day
will come soon.”
Fight Hunger Foundation are delighted
that Mr Sonu Nigam has joined the Fight Hunger Foundation team as a Goodwill
Ambassador. A spokesperson said:
“Sonu Nigam is one of India’s most
talented and most loved artists. We are extremely excited that he has sung an
exclusive song for Fight Hunger Foundation, called Hope In The Future. We urge
every Indian to listen to this song and pledge that we will not let our
children die of hunger anymore. With Sonu’s unique initiative and his dedicated
support to help us raise awareness, we know that we can beat malnutrition in
India: for good!”
