World’s Children Raise their Voices against Childhood Cancer

Childhood Cancer International, a member of UICC, is an umbrella organisation currently representing 177 parent-led childhood cancer organisations in 90 countries. On 11 January they launched child4child.com, the first global initiative where their member childhood cancer organisations join forces to raise awareness.

Of the 250,000 children that are diagnosed with cancer each year, about 90,000 of them will lose their lives to the disease, making cancer the number one non-communicable disease-related cause of death of children worldwide. The organisation has now teamed up with some of the most talented singing kids on Youtube, many of them famous for their appearances on talent shows such as America’s Got Talent, The Voice Kids Australia and Britain’s Got Talent. Their performances have together reached over 300 million views on YouTube. 

The new song 'We Are One' is written by internationally acclaimed composer Christophe Beck, most known for creating the score to Disney’s smash hit Frozen. “I’ve composed the scores to over a hundred films, including Hollywood blockbusters such as The Hangover, Ant-Man, and The Peanuts Movie. But this has by far been one of my most challenging assignments. Luckily I had my daughter Sophie by my side, a talented and precocious musician and songwriter herself, along with lyricist David Goldsmith, who wrote some beautiful words to inspire us. The three of us have been working on the song together and I am extraordinarily pleased with the results,” says Christophe Beck. 

Since its launch in January, children have been invited to sing and record the chorus of the song on the child4child.com website. On 15 February, International Childhood Cancer Day, the song will be released on music streaming platforms such as Spotify and iTunes. 

“With the song 'We Are One' we wish to honor all children of the world, particularly those in their courageous battle against cancer,” says Carmen Auste, the current Chair of CCI and the mother of a childhood cancer survivor. 

Joining the campaign are a number of child ambassadors from all over the world, including Livvy Stubenrauch (the voice of “young Anna” in Disney’s Frozen), Alexa Curtis (winner of The Voice Kids Australia 2014, Robbie Firmin (Britain’s Got Talent) and Aaralyn O’Neil (America’s Got Talent). 

Watch the official 'We Are One' Child4Child music video released on 15 February: 

About Childhood Cancer International

Childhood Cancer International was founded 1994 and is an umbrella organisation currently representing 177 parent organisations in 90 countries. We want to see a world where the issues faced by children with cancer and their families, both in the short and long-term, are understood by healthcare professionals and the wider community. This, we believe, is the way to ensure that children receive the best possible care wherever they are in the world. Read more at childhoodcancerinternational.org.