After the flood relief operation in Liuzhou, Guangxi on July 11, One Foundation extended its efforts to Yao’an, Yunnan on July 13.

1:30 a.m., July 13 - 900 bottles of cooking oil arriving at Guantun Town, Yao’an County

3:00 a.m., July 13 - One Foundation staff counting material at Guantun Town, Yao’an County

        At 19:19:13, July 9, 2009, a M6.0 earthquake hit Yao’an County, Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, affecting 2.059 million people in 11 counties of Yunnan. One Foundation - which had just completed the flood relief work in Liuzhou, Guangxi – immediately prepared and purchased the relief material, with the first shipment including 900 bottles of cooking oil and 40 tons of rice (worth about RMB 160,000) arriving at the epicenter – Yao’an on July 13 and 14.

        After the quake, One Foundation Rescue League, which was carrying out flood relief in Liuzhou, immediately dispatched its Yunnan team to Yao'an for an on-site survey. After learning about the shortage of rice, cooking oil and other living necessities, One Foundation quickly contacted suppliers including Kunming U-SYS Corp., which helped to prepare the 900 bottles of cooking oil overnight. In addition, 40 tons of rice was gathered through other channels. By the effort of many, and with the full support from Yunnan Red Cross, Chuxiong Red Cross and Yao’an Red Cross, Yunnan Emergency Rescue Society's volunteer team – member of One Foundation Rescue League finally shipped the material from Kunming to Yao’an on July 13.

In the afternoon of July 13 – transporter carrying One Foundation's relief material ready to leave Kunming for Yao’an

7:00 p.m., July 13 – Transporter ready for departure

In the early morning of July 15 – 40 tons of rice sent from Ruili, Yunnan arriving at Yao’an

1:30 a.m., July 15 – Director of Yao’an Quake Relief Command briefing One Foundation staff members on the situation

        Disaster relief has always been an important area that One Foundation is fully dedicated to, which has gained rich experience in earthquake relief work, especially after last year’s Wenchuan earthquake. After the Yao’an quake, One Foundation immediately arranged labor and material to provide full support for the relief work in Yunnan. Following the principle of “special fund for special use”, One Foundation has been proportionally reserving disaster relief fund while respecting the donor’s intention. The continuous input from One Foundation family members, no matter how small, are meticulously collected so that victims can receive care and support when they are hit by disasters.

        One Foundation calls for more to join our family and provide more assistance to the suffering regions and people. One Foundation will keep its attention on the development of the disaster region and do its best to help the local people. 

You can make a donation for the suffering people through:

RMB donation account:

Beneficiary: China Red Cross Foundation (Be sure to write “Jet Li One Foundation Plan” in the “Remarks” section.)

Beneficiary’s Bank: Dongsi South Sub-Branch, Beijing Branch, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China

RMB Account No.: 0200001009014413252

Hotline: 010-59321011

Continuous Disaster Relief Operation of One Foundation

Disaster relief has always been a focus of One Foundation. Since its establishment in April 2007, One Foundation has provided immediate assistance for Pu’er earthquake in Yunnan, snowstorm in southern China in 2008, Shandong flood, Wenchuan earthquake and many other natural disasters. Its help also extended beyond China. As the first Chinese NGO responding to the disasters, it provided fund and material for the Myanmar hurricane and Italian earthquake.

One Foundation immediately responded to the disasters and provided emergent material assistance to save life. In addition, it also integrated multiple resources for active, long-term reconstruction after major disasters. Due to its prominent achievements in the charitable cause, especially the significant performance during Wenchuan earthquake, One Foundation received “China Charity Award” issued by China Civil Affairs Ministry at the end of 2008.