Spring Bud School

Our company has invested in two Spring Bud schools, one in He bei Province and one in Jiang Su province together with China Mobile. The idea is to help the impoverished children (especially girls) from poor rural areas to return back to school. It is a great initiative, not only in the perspective of good publicity for the company, but also in the sense this is the solid act that really helps people and therefore should be encouraged and followed by companies across China.

Today there are some pictures on the bulletin board in the office from these two schools our company help to build. I was deeply touched by some of the scenes. The the contrast between their old classrooms, desks and the new classrooms, desk and school supply for the children was obvious and the innocent smiles on these school girls and boys are so pure and beautiful. There is hope and desire written all over on their faces. Some pictures of their old shabby classrooms remind me of the primary school I went to in my childhood in the country side outside Beijing. And that was 25 years ago. It is quite sad to realize that how little changes that has taken place in some remote villages in China. It is true though that what matters most in life, is that the real happiness never comes from self fulfillment but rather from helping others to achieve their goals. It is a pity I missed the visit arranged by our company to the school in He Bei because it was on a weekend when I was in Thailand for vacation.

And also very happy to know that we will continue this effort by helping to build two more schools in China this year. This is definitely a more influential investment than the sponsorship of WTA. The real hope for a new, more advanced society in China is education and for all the people.