THE YAO MING FOUNDATION

YAO MING ON EARTHQUAKE RECOVERY EFFORTS:

“It is very hard for me to put into words how difficult it is to see this kind of destruction. My thoughts and actions are now focused on helping to rebuild the schools that were destroyed in this tragedy and to rebuild them in the proper way. I am deeply appreciative that you have decided to join me in this effort. Hopefully you and I can also encourage others around the world to do as we are doing, to make life better for those who need our help.”

YAO MING FOUNDATION PSA

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YAO MING in the community

Yao Ming has a long personal history of working to help a variety of charitable causes:

Yao Ming is the UN Environment Programme's first-ever Environmental Champion <Read More>

Yao Ming pledged to give up eating shark's fin soup, a Chinese delicacy, in association with a WildAid campaign to promote wildlife protection <Read More>

Yao Ming served as a Global Goodwill Ambassador to the Shangai Special Olympics in 2007 <Photos>

Mission
To improve the lives of children in the US and China

Yao Ming and Ye Li have committed to paying the Foundation’s administrative costs so that 100% of any contribution from the public is directed to the charitable cause.

News: First SChool opens

The first primary school funded by The Yao Ming Foundation was officially opened during a ceremony on September 4th in Guangyuan of Sichuan. The Xue Yan ~ Yao Foundation Hope Primary School is named to commemorate the young teacher, Yang Xueyan, who sacrificed herself to save her students during the May 12 earthquake in 2008. <See photos>