New York–based 501(c)(3) nonprofit mobilizes 500,000 voices to support what UN Secretary-General calls urgently needed "global rescue plan" for Sustainable Development Goals

NEW YORK, Aug. 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- "We are off track to meet the Sustainable Development Goals," stated UN Secretary-General António Guterres. With just five years until the 2030 deadline, only 35% of targets show moderate progress, while the majority are stalling or reversing. The World Economic Forum calls this humanity's biggest threat. The IMF warns that without public understanding, the backlash against green policies could undo decades of progress.

Yet most people don't even know a deadline exists. For ordinary people, sustainability often feels like sudden, disruptive changes added to already turbulent lives: plastic bags vanish from stores, paper straws replace plastic ones, carbon taxes appear on receipts. Without the bigger picture, these changes spark resentment, and comprehensive top-down solutions like the Sustainable Development Goals struggle to gain bottom-up engagement, jeopardizing the future our children will inherit.

Why is awareness still missing at scale? In 1971, Nobel laureate Herbert Simon observed that "a wealth of information creates a poverty of attention." Today that warning has evolved into something more extreme: billions are trapped in a mandatory content economy, competing for the same finite attention in endless feeds. Tech giants spend $790 billion annually on digital ads, while underfunded institutions divert scarce resources to immediate relief instead of public awareness.

History teaches us that real change happens only when the silent majority finds its voice. Martin Luther King Jr. gathered 250,000 people in Washington to end centuries of segregation. Gandhi mobilized millions through salt marches to break colonial rule. Mandela united a fractured nation to dismantle apartheid. Their collective action didn't just raise awareness; it made change inevitable.

This power of collective voice remains potent today when given meaningful purpose. The foundation's leadership recently mobilized 7,000 students across 60 nationalities in just 24 hours, proving that meaningful mobilization still resonates even in our fractured digital age.

"The truth is, we don't have a Gandhi or an MLK or a Mandela to save us," says Jasim Mohamed, founder of the Aiwah Foundation. "But their values are immortal, and I believe millions still carry them. In a world of 8.2 billion, I'm looking for the 0.007% who still believe collective action can change the world."

The World Record Anthem Campaign launches in Fall 2025, aligning with the UN's 80th anniversary, Climate Week, Global Goals Week, and COP30: a convergence of global milestones on sustainability. Half a million voices will amplify these crucial moments through a global grassroots movement. More than a campaign, it creates a digital time capsule for future generations, documented proof that humanity can still come together when it matters most.

Anyone can participate at worldrecordanthem.com. Recording submissions open Fall 2025 using just a phone. Speak, sing, whisper, or chant. No vocal training required. Upon verification, every participant receives an official World Record certificate, transforming an honor once reserved for elite athletes into a shared global achievement.

The campaign leverages Jasim Mohamed's patent-pending Choirmaker™ Human-Driven AI (USPTO Application 63/699,169) to process half a million recordings while preserving human oversight and vocal individuality. Partnerships with Oscar, Emmy, and Grammy-winning veterans ensure professional execution, while sustainable production methods keep costs efficient at scale.

The Aiwah Foundation has already contributed to raising awareness at the institutional level. Its creative synergies for the United Nations Geospatial Network's "One Map One Humanity" initiative earned recognition from its Chair, Alexandre Caldas, UN Director and Oxford Research Fellow, who shared the work with UN leadership. The foundation was also recently accepted into the UN DESA Civil Society database, further underscoring its global credibility.

In a world fighting for human attention, half a million voices singing together become impossible to ignore. "We're not claiming one song will solve sustainability. We're building the emotional infrastructure that makes real change possible."

To learn more and participate, visit worldrecordanthem.com.

CONTACT: World Record Anthem Media Relations
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Website: www.worldrecordanthem.com
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About Aiwah Foundation: A certified 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (EIN: 98-1815308) based in New York that transforms complex global issues into emotionally resonant movements powered by music, technology, and collective participation.

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