Caring for Cambodia is another passion of Lenovo's CEO
August 27, 2007
By ROLAND LIM
The Business Times (Singapore)
WHILE Lenovo CEO Bill Amelio's passion for making the China computer manufacturer a household brand can be seen from the way he is driving his company's growth, another mission is perhaps not as public.
'One of the passions which my wife Jamie and I have is this charity that we founded called Caring for Cambodia,' Mr Amelio revealed.
Caring for Cambodia is a non-profit charity organisation in Cambodia. One of its key focuses is providing education to the local children. (www.caringforcambodia.org)
'We started with one school and now we've got four schools and a teacher training centre,' he said. 'We've also put in the first two kindergartens in Cambodia and it's proven to be a big hit.'
According to the organisation's website, 2,952 students are currently attending its schools, while some 75 Cambodian teachers have been given professional training.
'Jamie and I both were born with modest means, so we try to do our part giving back to the world as best as we can,' explained Mr Amelio.
But why Cambodia?
'What we liked about Cambodia was that it was a place where you could see tangible progress and you can really get involved at the grassroots.'
Not surprisingly, the Amelios go to Cambodia quite frequently. 'I go over once a quarter, but my wife's there once or twice a month and she probably spends 40 to 60 hours a week there with the kids, so for her, this is almost a full-time job.'
Mr Amelio also obviously likes children, revealing that he has six of his own, including two Cambodian girls who he says 'I'm really a guardian of'.
'One of the passions which my wife Jamie and I have is this charity that we founded called Caring for Cambodia,' Mr Amelio revealed.
Caring for Cambodia is a non-profit charity organisation in Cambodia. One of its key focuses is providing education to the local children. (www.caringforcambodia.org)
'We started with one school and now we've got four schools and a teacher training centre,' he said. 'We've also put in the first two kindergartens in Cambodia and it's proven to be a big hit.'
According to the organisation's website, 2,952 students are currently attending its schools, while some 75 Cambodian teachers have been given professional training.
'Jamie and I both were born with modest means, so we try to do our part giving back to the world as best as we can,' explained Mr Amelio.
But why Cambodia?
'What we liked about Cambodia was that it was a place where you could see tangible progress and you can really get involved at the grassroots.'
Not surprisingly, the Amelios go to Cambodia quite frequently. 'I go over once a quarter, but my wife's there once or twice a month and she probably spends 40 to 60 hours a week there with the kids, so for her, this is almost a full-time job.'
Mr Amelio also obviously likes children, revealing that he has six of his own, including two Cambodian girls who he says 'I'm really a guardian of'.
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