International Kungfu
superstar Jackie Chan and nine members of his team including the Blive
Global Initiative visited projects of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Ethiopia for three days.
On March 20, 2014, in the capital, Addis Ababa , Jackie Chan and his team were
welcomed by State Minister of Agriculture of Ethiopia Mr. Mitiku Kassa
and FAO Sub-regional Coordinator for Eastern Africa and Representative
in Ethiopia to AU and ECA, Mr. Modibo Traoré.
The visitors were shown some of
FAO projects in the country and held in-depth discussions with the
beneficiaries, FAO staff and experts on the ground about the
implementation of the projects, their impact and the need for long-term
and sustainable development.
FAO has long been working closely with the Ethiopian government to
reduce hunger and achieve food security in the country. As an old
Chinese saying goes, “teaching one to fish is better than giving him
fish.” FAO provides technical assistance in agriculture and rural
development, helping poor and food insecure people achieve food security
and self-reliance, with remarkable achievements.
Over the past three decades, Jackie Chan has been actively
engaged in charity work while working on filmmaking. He has helped
numerous disadvantaged groups around the world who suffered disease,
hunger, poverty, natural disasters and the consequences of war. April 7,
2014 is his 60th birthday. He hopes to continue his work and to
celebrate the big day with his friends.
World peace has always been the biggest wish of Jackie Chan. With
this wish, Jackie Chan Charitable Foundation together with Blive Global
Initiative Foundation, will invite non-profit organizations, media as
well as superstars to launch a campaign-“Peace and Love Season – Feeding
the World Initiative”.
FAO, as one of the beneficiary organizations of the Initiative,
is ready to join forces with the two Foundations to fight against
hunger. The campaign is a platform that will show good replicable
practices of sustainable projects and to show small contributions can
make a long lasting difference.
Meanwhile, Jackie Chan and his friends will also call for public
involvement, in which La and Zy, two panda mascots will be passed in
selected cities and universities. Public can interact with La and Zy
along six routes (five in China and one abroad) to speak out everyone’s
vision of “Peace and love”. “Peace and Love” campaign will begin when La
and Zy arrive in Beijing.