On Januray 31, 2009, Jet Li, the founder of One Foundation received World Economic Forum’s Crystal Award from Mr. Klaus Schwab, the Forum’s founder in Davos, Switzerland (video showing the ceremony). The award was established in 1995 by the Forum to honour artists who have extraordinary artistic achievements and have used their public influence to help the international community. This award was given to Jet Li because he has founded the One Foundation, and had been publicizing the charitable culture and promoting the public welfare efforts.

Jet Li received World Economic Forum’s Crystal Award

      By winning this award, Jet Li has drawn broad attention from all over the world. The video showing his interview at the Forum attracted more than 400,000 hits via YouTube within just 24 hours.  This signifies that the One Foundation established by Jet Li has been highly regarded by the world’s top economic forums, and it will draw attention from more world-class businesses and individuals who care about the charitable cause.  

      Mr. Bill Gates was at the Forum as the joint chairman of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. When being asked for suggestions on Chinese charitable cause, he said: “I have heard people talking about Jet’s One Foundation, which opened a new way to collect funds and imporve children’s sense of social responsibility. I am really impressed by his creativity and energy.”