Congratulations to the Transparent Fish team in Beijing, who were recently featured in China Weekly! The article includes background on what the team is doing in China and also an interview with Mr. Chao. As Mr. Chao points out, trust is a huge factor in getting NGOs to work with Transparent Fish Fund; on the other hand, it's an important factor for Westerners interested in donating to East Asian NGOs. As he points out:
“I live in Silicon Valley. Coming to the rural area of Lanzhou feels like crossing into a completely different world. In America, a hero could be like Steve Jobs or Mother Teresa. A good environment can have many heroes, and a diversity of values. It wouldn’t make anybody nervous. But who is the hero for people in China? I don’t know. Chinese people do not have a sense of security. Without a sense of security, how can you trust anybody, how could you be willing to help anybody?”
Read the rest of this quote and the fully translated article on the Transparent Fish Fund blog. Happy 2012 - from the Chao Foundation. It looks like we're already starting on an exciting year!
“I live in Silicon Valley. Coming to the rural area of Lanzhou feels like crossing into a completely different world. In America, a hero could be like Steve Jobs or Mother Teresa. A good environment can have many heroes, and a diversity of values. It wouldn’t make anybody nervous. But who is the hero for people in China? I don’t know. Chinese people do not have a sense of security. Without a sense of security, how can you trust anybody, how could you be willing to help anybody?”
Read the rest of this quote and the fully translated article on the Transparent Fish Fund blog. Happy 2012 - from the Chao Foundation. It looks like we're already starting on an exciting year!
