In the clip about the 2008 gold medals I included a new hero for me, Jet Li.
Not just because his philanthropy, but because his concept of harmony and integration with all agents that intervene. As prof. Yunus, Li has developed a new model of interaction for disaster relief. The Jet Li One Foundation was and is a key player in Sichuan relief combined with the Chinese Red Cross and the United Nations agencies. Almost 5 millions of volunteers in Sichuan. Although minor mistakes were committed, one of the main knowledge that we have to preserve for future situations is its organization, resources came just in time, teams did not interfere each to other, few details were forgotten, etc. Not easy to reach such goal when they just had few days to organize everything. Honest spirit of cooperation with central and local governments, with suppliers and with people was probably the key to reach it. And even in the most desperate situations, "respect the wish of the victims" was the goal. Sort of bottom up, even in disasters. Li Lianjie, known as Jet Li in the West, is the kung-fu emperor; one of the most popular Chinese movie stars in the world. But more recently, he meets the public as a philanthropist. As the founder of One Foundation. Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojogZY4_tRk Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEz7GaIlSy8 Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6V8RQ5k-lI Part 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eWe8tQHDVA Peace and best wishes. Xi --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World-thread" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/world-thread?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
