# Bob Marley’s One Love relaunches for UNICEF

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2020/07/21/bob-marleys-one-love-relaunches-for-unicef/
- Published: 2020-07-21T09:19:20+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**The Marley family has launched a reimagined version of Bob Marley’s ‘One Love’
in support of UNICEF’s work with children affected by Covid-19.**

 

All funds raised will go to the charity’s [Reimagine](https://www.unicef.org/coronavirus/covid-19/donate)
fundraising campaign, with people challenged to share their own versions and give
a donation.

## Advertisement

 

Last released in 1977 by Bob Marley & The Wailers on their album ‘Exodus, Tuff Gong
International and Amplified Music released a new version of the song on 17 July.

 

The song and music video also come during the year-long celebration of Bob Marley’s
75^(th) birthday, and feature artists and musicians from Brazil, Democratic Republic
of the Congo, India, Jamaica, Mali, New Zealand, Nigeria, Sudan, Syria, the United
Kingdom and the United States, including Stephen Marley, Cedella Marley, Skip Marley,
Ghetto Youths Foundation, Kim Nain, Manifesto JA, and more.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The video is a compilation of footage from all around the world including children
from Ghetto Youths Foundation, a non-profit organisation founded by Stephen, Damian
and Julian Marley; The Dharavi Dream Project in India; artists from Manifesto Ja
in Jamaica and Road To Freedom and featuring appearances by the artists, as well
as Indian actor and UNICEF celebrity advocate, Kareena Kapoor Khan and British actress
Lena Headey.

 

To coincide with the release of the song, UNICEF is partnering with TikTok to launch
the #OneLoveOneHeart challenge, encouraging TikTok users to post videos using the
_One Love _chorus; revealing who or what they hold dear –  their One Love – nominating
five friends or family members to do the same and donating to One Love for UNICEF.

 

The money raised from One Love will help UNICEF respond to immediate needs by providing
soap, masks, gloves, hygiene kits, protective equipment and life-saving information
for children and families; back near term recovery efforts, including by supporting
education, protection and healthcare systems; and further UNICEF work.

 

UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore said:

 

>  “One Love is one of the world’s most iconic solidarity anthems. But it is also
> a song about children, and their hopes and dreams for a better, more united and
> equal world. Today, in the midst of a global pandemic, responding to Bob Marley’s
> call to ‘hear the children crying one love’ is more important and relevant than
> ever. Only together can we defeat COVID-19 and reimagine a more equal, less discriminatory
> world for children.”

 

In addition, UNICEF has also partnered with jewellery brand, Pandora, which has 
launched an augmented reality #OneLoveOneHeart filter on [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/ar/648178799383592/).
Every use of the filter will unlock US $1, up to the total of US $ 1 million that
Pandora has committed to the campaign.

 

The campaign’s visual approach has been created by VaynerMedia London with CEO Gary
Vaynerchuk leading a fundraising live stream on TikTok at 8pm EST today to announce
the campaign and the #OneLoveOneHeart challenge.

 

Gary Vaynerchuk, CEO of VaynerMedia**,** said:

 

> “We’re really excited to be a part of this campaign, and with the pandemic causing
> dramatic shifts in audience behaviours and how they view the world, uniting everybody
> around the theme of global solidarity is particularly apt right now. UNICEF does
> incredible work, and innovation is really at the heart of it, so partnering with
> TikTok is the perfect opportunity to tap into those shifts and find new and engaging
> ways to help save children’s lives. We want to use the reach we have as a group
> to support the fight against coronavirus in any way we can.”

![Loading](https://fundraising.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/page-views-count/ajax-loader-
2x.gif)