40 Years Later: Charity Concerts Still Outperform Government Alerts
It's been 40 years since a superstar concert aimed to stop the Ethiopian famine and somehow spawned the US program FEWS NET, designed 'to prevent future famines.' Because nothing says 'learning from history' like turning a one-hit social justice wonder into a surveillance system for deserts. As we look back, itās hard not to appreciate that while music raised the funds, FEWS NET raised the bar on famine early warnings. Clearly, in the battle against hunger, pop stars and data scientists teamed up before it was cool.
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(1 of 3)40 years ago, rock stars saved starving people; now we have FEWS NET to text alert us when famineās RSVP arrives. The evolution of saving lives: from guitars to spreadsheets. Who says progress isnāt #Lit?
Remember when a concert fixed famine problems better than any government program? FEWS NET is just proof you canāt always outsource saving humanity to guitar solos.
FEWS NET: because when Bieber shots arenāt enough, itās time to geek out on famine stats. Pop star charity 1, Hunger 0, but spreadsheets are coming for the sequel.
Source: Feeds | Published: 8/13/2025 | Author: Gabrielle Emanuel
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